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|Image overstriking coin=Maroneia on uncertain - Classical Numismatic Group, E-Auction 417, 28 March 2018, 29.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=Maroneia on uncertain - Classical Numismatic Group, E-Auction 417, 28 March 2018, 29.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1143123&AucID=2279&Lot=29 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1143123&AucID=2279&Lot=29 | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Aesillas.jpg | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, E-Auction 417, 28 March 2018, 29 | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, E-Auction 417, 28 March 2018, 29 | ||
|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 | ||
|Date to=70 | |Authority=Roman Republic | ||
|Date from=85 BCE | |||
|Date to=70 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=16.74g | |Weight=16.74g | ||
|Diameter= | |Diameter=35 | ||
|Axis= | |Axis=1 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, 1070–1 var. (V31/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 3.1, n° 1556 | |Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, 1070–1 var. (V31/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 3.1, n° 1556 | ||
|Overstruck denomination= | |Overstruck obverse legend=MAKEΔONΩN | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Alexander the Great to right, with horn of Ammon over his ear | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=AESILLAS / Q | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Latin | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Money chest, club, and chair; all within laurel wreath | |||
|Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |||
|Overstruck authority=Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC); Roman Republic | |||
|Overstruck date from=95 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=65 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Bauslaugh 2000 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Level of confidence=weak | |||
|Remarks=The laurel wreath is clearly visible but could be Athens | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:31, 12 November 2023
85 BCE - 70 BCE | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
Maroneia on uncertain - Classical Numismatic Group, E-Auction 417, 28 March 2018, 29.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Aesillas.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, E-Auction 417, 28 March 2018, 29 | |
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: 16.74g16,740 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3535 mm <br />3.5 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, 1070–1 var. (V31/R– [unlisted rev. die]), HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 1556 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAKEΔONΩN (Greek) Head of Alexander the Great to right, with horn of Ammon over his ear | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AESILLAS / Q (Latin) Money chest, club, and chair, all within laurel wreath |
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: | Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC), Roman Republic |
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.. 65 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
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Bauslaugh 20003Bauslaugh 2000 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | weak |
| RemarksRemarks: | The laurel wreath is clearly visible but could be Athens | ||
References
- ^ Schönert-Geiss, Edith (1987), Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Griechische Münzwerk. Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike 26, Berlin.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
- ^ Bauslaugh, Robert A. (2000), Silver coinage with the types of Aesillas the Quaestor, Numismatic Studies 22, New York.
