1166 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over Mithridates Eupator (Mihtridates/stag) (Leu, 10, Oct. 2021, 2136)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1166

85 BCE - 70 BCE | ABY-ΔH-NΩN / APIΣΤΩNOΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Abydos on Mithridates Eupator - Leu, 10, 24 Oct. 2021, 2136.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

2271 - Abydos (tetra) over Mithridates Eupator (Leu, 24 Oct. 2021, 2136) overstruck variety.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Leu, 10, 24 Oct. 2021, 2136

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane and necklace and with bow and quiver over her shoulder

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ABY-ΔH-NΩN / APIΣΤΩNOΣ (Greek) Eagle standing right with wings spread, in field to right, crested Macedonian helmet to right, all within laurel wreath

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Abydus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Troas

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8116.81 g <br />16,810 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 />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3434 mm <br />3.4 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Callataÿ 19961Callataÿ 1996

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Diademed head of Mithradates VI right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΜΙΘΡΑΔΑΤΟΥ / ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Greek) Stag grazing left, star in crescent and monogram at left, all within a Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Sinope

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Paphlagonia

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. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 63 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

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:

Callataÿ 1997a2Callataÿ 1997a

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm of Mithridates VI Eupator, king of Pontos in circa 120-63 BC, with his forehead and nose still visible in front of Artemis on the obverse.