17032 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE eagle/thunderbolt) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 497, Aug. 2021, 91)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 17032

305 BCE - 295 BCE | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Seuthes 2399 thunderbolt.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	CNG, EA 497, 4 Aug. 2021, 91
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	From the Wise Centaur Collection.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Eagle right. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek) Thunderbolt.

Mint and issuing power

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

Seuthopolis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Thrace

Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria

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:

Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 305 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 295 BCE

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

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.013.01 g <br />3,010 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Topalov 20031Topalov 2003, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1715

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

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:

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..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: