2829 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 88, Sept. 2021, 369)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2829

250 BCE - 225 BCE | OΛ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2162 - Olbia (AE Helios-Horses) over Borythenes.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Olbia Demeter Perseus.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, EA 82, 15 Apr. 2021, 359 = Roma Numismatics, EA 88, 9 Sept. 2021, 369

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Helios facing, wearing radiate crown.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

OΛ (Greek) Conjoined foreparts of two horses

Mint and issuing power

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

Olbia

Ancient regionAncient region.

Thrace (Sarmatia)

Modern countryModern country: Ukraine

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 250 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 225 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: 8.78.7 g <br />8,700 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG Stancomb1SNG Stancomb, n° 420, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1892, SNG Moskau3SNG Moskau, n° 1844-6, Anokhin 20114Anokhin 2011, n° 449
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/olbia city.anokhin.2011.449

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Demeter to left, small head of Perseus to left behind

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

OΛBIO above, ΣΩMO below (Greek) Axe and bow in bowcase

Mint and issuing power

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

Olbia

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Thrace (Sarmatia)

Modern countryModern country: Ukraine

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. 260 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 225 BCE

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

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	SNG BM Black Sea5SNG BM Black Sea, n° 604, SNG Stancomb1SNG Stancomb, n° 379, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1890
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/olbia city.anokhin.2011.422-32

Additional data

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