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|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | |Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | ||
|Date from=309 BCE | |||
|Date to=275 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Bronze | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=4.17 | |Weight=4.17 | ||
|Diameter=18 | |Diameter=18 | ||
|Axis=4 | |Axis=4 | ||
|Coin series reference=HGC 3.2, n° 1714 | |Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 1725; HGC 3.2, n° 1713-1714 | ||
|Level of confidence= | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=KAΣΣΑΝ-ΔΡΟΥ | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Lion crouching right. In field, Z. | |||
|Overstruck mint=Pella | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |||
|Overstruck authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC); Macedonian kingdom | |||
|Overstruck date from=317 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=305 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler 1935, p. 176, n° 1-2 var.; HGC 3.1, n° 995 | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cassander.amng.iii.2.1-2 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 17 November 2023
309 BCE - 275 BCE | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 449 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.jpg
Overstruck variety
Cassander lion.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 307, 24 July 2013, 11 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek) Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. |
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. 309 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 275 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.174.17 g <br />4,170 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 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: | Sear I1Sear I, n° 1725, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1713-1714 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KAΣΣΑΝ-ΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Lion crouching right. In field, Z. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Pella | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 317 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 305 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Gaebler 19353Gaebler 1935, p. 176, n° 1-2 var., HGC 3.14HGC 3.1, n° 995 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.
- ^ Gaebler, Hugo (1935), Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands, unter Leitung von Theodor Wiegand. Band III, Makedonia und Paionia. 2. Abt., Verlag W. de Gruyter, 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.
