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|Private collection= | |Image overstriking coin=SO 906 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica.png | ||
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Amphipolis over Thessalonica 906.png | |||
|Image overstruck variety=Thessalonica_Zeus_goats_CNG_85.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8814442 | |||
|Private collection=David MacDonald collection | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | |Obverse description=Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | |Reverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. | |Reverse description=Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. | ||
|Mint=Amphipolis | |Mint=Amphipolis | ||
|Ancient region=Macedon | |Ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Authority= | |Authority=Roman Republic; Roman province of Macedonia | ||
|Date from=168 | |Date from=168 BCE | ||
|Date to=150 | |Date to=150 BCE | ||
|Weight=6 | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Bronze | |||
|Weight=6.17 | |||
|Diameter=20 | |Diameter=20 | ||
|Axis=8 | |Axis=8 | ||
|Coin reference=MacDonald 1998, p. 100, n° 2, pl. 1, n° 5. | |Coin reference=MacDonald 1998, p. 100, n° 2, pl. 1, n° 5. | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Gaebler 1935, p. 35-37, n° 59-63 ; HGC 3.1, n° 334 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath (nothing visible). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath (nothing visible). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΘΕΣΣ(ΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ) | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΘΕΣΣ(ΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ) | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Two confronted goats. In exergue, monogram (visible: heads of goats, back and tail of left goat). | |Overstruck reverse description=Two confronted goats. In exergue, monogram (visible: heads of goats, back and tail of left goat). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | |Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler, | |Overstruck date from=185 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=168 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler 1935, n° 3, tafel XXII, 25 ; Touratsoglou 1993, pl. IX.2 ; Malloy 41. pl. I, 14-16. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:05, 28 May 2024
168 BCE - 150 BCE | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ
Images
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety

Thessalonica_Zeus_goats_CNG_85.jpg [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (Greek) Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amphipolis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Macedon | 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: | Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 168 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.176.17 g <br />6,170 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 1998, p. 100, n° 2, pl. 1, n° 5. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, p. 35-37, n° 59-63, HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 334 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath (nothing visible). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΘΕΣΣ(ΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ) (Greek) Two confronted goats. In exergue, monogram (visible: heads of goats, back and tail of left goat). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Thessalonica | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | 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. 185 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 168 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, n° 3, tafel XXII, 25, Touratsoglou 19933Touratsoglou 1993, pl. IX.2, Malloy 41. pl. I4Malloy 41. pl. I, 14-16. |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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