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{{Overstrike | {{Overstrike | ||
|Private collection=Princeton University | |Image overstriking coin=Princeton_1277.png | ||
|Private collection=Princeton University coll. | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse description=Owl right and amphora. In field, monograms. All within oliv wreath. | |Reverse description=Owl right and amphora. In field, monograms. All within oliv wreath. | ||
|Mint=Athens | |Mint=Athens | ||
|Ancient region=Attica | |Ancient region=Attica | ||
|Authority= | |Authority=Sulla | ||
|Date from=86 | |Date from=86 BCE | ||
|Date to=84 | |Date to=84 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=16.56 | |Weight=16.56 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=Thompson 1961, n°1277a. | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Thompson 1961, n°1273-1345; HGC 4, n°1777 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
|Remarks="The coin is apparently restruck but the undertype is illegible." | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:09, 2 May 2024
86 BCE - 84 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Princeton_1277.png
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Princeton University coll. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Owl right and amphora. In field, monograms. All within oliv wreath. |
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: | Sulla |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 86 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 84 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.5616.56 g <br />16,560 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Thompson 1961, n°1277a. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Thompson 19611Thompson 1961, n°1273-1345, HGC 42HGC 4, n°1777 |
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: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "The coin is apparently restruck but the undertype is illegible." | ||
