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|Image overstriking coin=Maroneia on uncertain - Classical Numismatic Group, Webshop, 732041.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=Maroneia on uncertain - Classical Numismatic Group, Webshop, 732041.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=22674 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=22674 | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Lysimachus Byzantium.jpg | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, Webshop, 732041 | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, Webshop, 732041 | ||
|Obverse description=Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | |Obverse description=Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ||
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|Reverse description=Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right | |Reverse description=Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right | ||
|Mint=Maroneia | |Mint=Maroneia | ||
|Date from= | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Roman Republic | |||
|Date from=85 BCE | |||
|Date to=70 BCE | |Date to=70 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=16.21 | |Weight=16.21 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, 1093 (V37/R107); Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 3 | |Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, 1093 (V37/R107); HGC 3.2, n° 1556; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 3 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Diademed head of deified Alexander r., with horn of Ammon | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Athena enthroned l., holding Nike and spear in r. hand and resting l. elbow on shield decorated with medusa | |||
|Overstruck authority=Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination= | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Level of confidence=uncertain | |Level of confidence=uncertain | ||
|Remarks="overstruck on uncertain type (probably a late Black Sea mint Alexander-type tetradrachm)" (CNG) | |Remarks="overstruck on uncertain type (probably a late Black Sea mint Alexander-type tetradrachm)" (CNG); likely to be a Lysimachus better than an Alexander | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:01, 18 February 2024
85 BCE - 70 BCE | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
Maroneia on uncertain - Classical Numismatic Group, Webshop, 732041.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Lysimachus Byzantium.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, Webshop, 732041 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN (Greek) Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Maroneia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | 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 |
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.
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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: 16.2116.21 g <br />16,210 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: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, 1093 (V37/R107), HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1556, Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 3 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of deified Alexander r., with horn of Ammon | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ (Greek) Athena enthroned l., holding Nike and spear in r. hand and resting l. elbow on shield decorated with medusa |
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: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
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.. | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | uncertain |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on uncertain type (probably a late Black Sea mint Alexander-type tetradrachm)" (CNG); likely to be a Lysimachus better than an Alexander | ||
