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|Image overstriking coin=63.png | |||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/uploads/media/oa_ebooks/oa_agora/Agora_XXVI.pdf | |||
|Archaeological context=Athenian Agora, X-115 | |Archaeological context=Athenian Agora, X-115 | ||
|Obverse legend=AΘΕ | |Obverse legend=AΘΕ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Obverse description=Piglet right. | |Obverse description=Piglet right. | ||
|Reverse legend=EΛEYΣI | |Reverse legend=EΛEYΣI | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Mystic staff. | |Reverse description=Mystic staff. | ||
|Mint=Athens | |Mint=Athens | ||
|Ancient region=Attica | |Ancient region=Attica | ||
|Date from=261 | |Date from=261 BCE | ||
|Date to=229 | |Date to=229 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Bronze | |||
|Weight=1.49 | |Weight=1.49 | ||
|Diameter=12 | |Diameter=12 | ||
|Axis=5 | |Axis=5 | ||
|Coin reference= | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin reference=Thompson 1942, p. 222, pl. I:5; Kroll 1993, n°63; HGC 4, n°1771 | ||
|Coin series reference=Thompson 1942, p. 222, pl. I:5; Kroll 1993, n°63; HGC 4, n°1771 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.kroll_1993.63 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
|Remarks="Both specimens are overstrikes, as seen from the broken relief of their upright mystic staffs" | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:20, 2 May 2024
261 BCE - 229 BCEAΘΕ | EΛEYΣI
Images
Overstriking coin
63.png [1]
Location/history
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Athenian Agora, X-115 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | AΘΕ (Greek) Piglet right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | EΛEYΣI (Greek) Mystic staff. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. | Attica | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 261 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 229 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.491.49 g <br />1,490 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Thompson 1942, p. 222, pl. I:5, Kroll 1993, n°63, HGC 4, n°1771 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Thompson 19421Thompson 1942, p. 222, pl. I:5, Kroll 19932Kroll 1993, n°63, HGC 43HGC 4, n°1771 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Both specimens are overstrikes, as seen from the broken relief of their upright mystic staffs" | ||
