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|Image overstriking coin=SO 26 - Amisus over Amisus.jpg | |||
|Image overstruck variety=SO 25 - Amisus over Amisus overstruck variety.jpg | |||
|Museum collection=Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 15073. | |Museum collection=Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 15073. | ||
|Obverse description=Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre. | |Obverse description=Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre. | ||
|Reverse legend=AMIΣOY | |Reverse legend=AMIΣOY | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Nike advancing right, wearing chiton, holding wreath and palm. In field, monograms. | |Reverse description=Nike advancing right, wearing chiton, holding wreath and palm. In field, monograms. | ||
|Mint=Amisus | |Mint=Amisus | ||
|Ancient region=Pontus | |Ancient region=Pontus | ||
|Date from= | |Authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC); Pontic kingdom | ||
|Date to= | |Date from=95 BCE | ||
|Date to=85 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Weight=7 | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Coin reference= | |Weight=7.79 | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG BM | |Denomination=tetrachalkon | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Ares | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amisos, no. 4) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Sword | |Coin series reference=SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1177-1191; Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amisos, no. 4); HGC 7, n° 242 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/amisus.waddington.1925.42 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Helmeted head of Ares right | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=(name of the city) | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Sword in sheath | |||
|Overstruck mint=Amisus | |Overstruck mint=Amisus | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Pontus | |Overstruck ancient region=Pontus | ||
|Overstruck authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC); Pontic kingdom | |||
|Overstruck date from=110 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=90 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 7, n° 237 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
|Remarks=overstruck on ‘Ares/Sword’ | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:10, 28 October 2023
95 BCE - 85 BCE | AMIΣOY
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 26 - Amisus over Amisus.jpg
Overstruck variety
SO 25 - Amisus over Amisus overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 15073. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AMIΣOY (Greek) Nike advancing right, wearing chiton, holding wreath and palm. In field, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amisus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Pontus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
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.. 85 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: 7.797.79 g <br />7,790 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amisos, no. 4) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1177-1191, Callataÿ 20072Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amisos, no. 4), HGC 73HGC 7, n° 242 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Helmeted head of Ares right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (name of the city) (Greek) Sword in sheath |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Amisus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pontus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 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: | HGC 73HGC 7, n° 237 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | overstruck on ‘Ares/Sword’ | ||
