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|Mint=Comana | |Mint=Comana | ||
|Ancient region=Pontus | |Ancient region=Pontus | ||
|Date from= | |Authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC); Pontic kingdom | ||
|Date to= | |Date from=95 BCE | ||
|Date to=85 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Bronze | |Metal=Bronze | ||
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|Diameter=18 | |Diameter=18 | ||
|Axis=12 h | |Axis=12 h | ||
|Coin reference=Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, n° 7) | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1264; Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, | |Coin series reference=SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1264; Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, n° 7); HGC 7, n° 283 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Bare-headed bust of Perseus right | |Overstruck obverse description=Bare-headed bust of Perseus right | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=(name of the city) | |Overstruck reverse legend=(name of the city) | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Cornucopiae between pilei surmounted by stars | |Overstruck reverse description=Cornucopiae between pilei surmounted by stars | ||
|Overstruck mint=Amisus | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Pontus | |Overstruck ancient region=Pontus | ||
|Overstruck date from=110 | |Overstruck authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC); Pontic kingdom | ||
|Overstruck date to=90 | |Overstruck date from=110 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=90 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
|Level of confidence=strong | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:23, 28 October 2023
95 BCE - 85 BCE | KOMA-NΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 36 - Comana over uncertain mint.jpg
Overstruck variety
SO 35 - Comana over uncertain mint overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.41396 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | E. T. Newell collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Dionysus right, wearing mitra and ivy wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KOMA-NΩN (Greek) Thyrsus with fillet. In field, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Comana | Ancient regionAncient region. | Pontus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 95 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 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: 3.63.6 g <br />3,600 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, n° 7) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1264, Callataÿ 20072Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, n° 7), HGC 73HGC 7, n° 283 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bare-headed bust of Perseus right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (name of the city) (Greek) Cornucopiae between pilei surmounted by stars |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Amisus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pontus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
