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|Image overstriking coin=Thasos (imitation) on Athens (124-123) - MacDonald 2009, 107.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/433893745326189690/ | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/433893745326189690/ | ||
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Thasos (imitation) on Athens (124-123) - MacDonald 2009,107 overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Thasos (imitation) on Athens (124-123) - MacDonald 2009, 107 overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Thasos (imitation) on Athens (124-123) - MacDonald 2009, 107 overstruck variety.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=450655&AucID=822&Lot=1123 | |||
|Private collection=MacDonald coll. 2009, 107 | |Private collection=MacDonald coll. 2009, 107 | ||
|Obverse description=Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | |Obverse description=Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ||
|Reverse legend=ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ / ΘAΣIΩN | |||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his shoulder and left arm, resting right hand on club, in the inner left field, monogram | |Reverse description=Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his shoulder and left arm, resting right hand on club, in the inner left field, monogram | ||
|Mint=Thasos | |Mint=Thasos | ||
|Date from= | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Date to= | |Authority=Roman Republic | ||
|Date from=70 BCE | |||
|Date to=40 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=16.66 | |Weight=16.66 | ||
|Axis=11 | |Axis=11 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Lukanc 1996, p. 107, n° 1385, pl. 123; MacDonald 2003, n° 4; MacDonald 2009, p. 144, n° 107 | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2003, n° 4; MacDonald 2009, p. 144, n° 107; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 283, n° 29 | ||
|Coin series reference=Lukanc 1996, p. 107, n° 1385, pl. 123; MacDonald 2003, n° 4; MacDonald 2009, p. 144, n° 107; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 283, n° 29 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=A-ӨE ΠΟΛΕ-ΜΩΝ ΑΛΚΕ-ΤΗΣ | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Owl standing facing on amphora to right, symbol to right, letter on amphora, all within olive wreath | |Overstruck reverse description=Owl standing facing on amphora to right, symbol to right, letter on amphora, all within olive wreath | ||
|Overstruck date from=124 | |Overstruck mint=Athens | ||
|Overstruck date to=123 | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica | ||
|Overstruck authority=Roman Republic | |||
|Overstruck date from=124 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=123 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination= | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 1961 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 1961, n° 464-467 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 08:20, 11 November 2023
70 BCE - 40 BCE | ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ / ΘAΣIΩN
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | MacDonald coll. 2009, 107 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ / ΘAΣIΩN (Greek) Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his shoulder and left arm, resting right hand on club, in the inner left field, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thasos | 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. 70 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 40 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: 16.6616.66 g <br />16,660 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.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> |
StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2003, n° 4, MacDonald 2009, p. 144, n° 107, Callataÿ 2021a, p. 283, n° 29 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Lukanc 19961 , MacDonald 20032 , MacDonald 20093 , Callataÿ 2021a4 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | A-ӨE ΠΟΛΕ-ΜΩΝ ΑΛΚΕ-ΤΗΣ (Greek) Owl standing facing on amphora to right, symbol to right, letter on amphora, all within olive 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 124 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 123 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: | Thompson 19615 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Lukanc, Ivo (1996), Les imitations des monnaies d'Alexandre le Grand et de Thasos, Wetteren, Cultura
- ^ MacDonald, David (2003), "A Group of Thasian type tetradrachms overstruck on Athenian New Style tetradrachms," Nomismatika Chronika 22, p. 31-39.
- ^ Macdonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2021), “On pattern and purpose of overstrikes of late Hellenistic tetradrachms in Thrace Macedonia”, in Ulrike Peter and Bernhard Weisser (eds.), Thrace. Local coinage and regional identity, Berlin Studies of the Ancient World 77, Berlin, Topoi, p. 263-289.
- ^ Thompson, Margaret (1961), The new style silver coinage of Athens, Numismatic Studies 10, New York, 2 vol.