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|Private collection= | |Image overstriking coin=MacDonald_110.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=OV_Donald_110.jpg | |||
|Image overstruck variety=Ref_athènes_athéna_chouette_dionysos.png | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8564797x | |||
|Private collection=MacDonald coll., n°110 | |||
|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 legend=AΘE | |Reverse legend=AΘE | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Owl right and amphora. In field, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ, ΑΓΑΘΙΠΟΣ, ΛΙ and pilei. All within oliv wreath. | |Reverse description=Owl right and amphora. In field, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ, ΑΓΑΘΙΠΟΣ, ΛΙ and pilei. All within oliv wreath. | ||
|Mint=Athens | |Mint=Athens | ||
|Ancient region=Attica | |Ancient region=Attica | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=99 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=98 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=16.31 | |Weight=16.31 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 150, n°110 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Thomson 1961, n°879-928; HGC, n°1602 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Border of dots | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.thompson_1961.879-928 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Border of dots | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=AΘE | |Overstruck reverse legend=AΘE | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Owl on amphora right. In field, Dionysos standing left, holding theater mask and thyrsos, TIMOΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ, ΠΟΣΗΣ. All within oliv wreath. | |Overstruck reverse description=Owl on amphora right. In field, Dionysos standing left, holding theater mask and thyrsos, TIMOΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ, ΠΟΣΗΣ. All within oliv wreath. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Athens | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Attica | |||
|Overstruck date from=102 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=101 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 1961, n°823-839 | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.thompson_1961.823-839 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 16:42, 2 May 2024
99 BCE - 98 BCE | AΘE
Images
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety

Ref_athènes_athéna_chouette_dionysos.png [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | MacDonald coll., n°110 |
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.: | AΘE (Greek) Owl right and amphora. In field, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ, ΑΓΑΘΙΠΟΣ, ΛΙ and pilei. 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 99 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 98 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.3116.31 g <br />16,310 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 150, n°110 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Thomson 19611Thomson 1961, n°879-928, HGC2HGC, n°1602 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
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.: | AΘE (Greek) Owl on amphora right. In field, Dionysos standing left, holding theater mask and thyrsos, TIMOΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ, ΠΟΣΗΣ. All within oliv wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Attica | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 102 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 101 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Thompson 19613Thompson 1961, n°823-839 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |