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|Reverse description=Monogram within laurel wreath. | |Reverse description=Monogram within laurel wreath. | ||
|Mint=Epidaurus | |Mint=Epidaurus | ||
|Ancient region=Peloponnesus | |Ancient region=Peloponnesus | ||
|Date from=255 | |Date from=255 BCE | ||
|Date to=250 | |Date to=250 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=2.71 | |Weight=2.71 | ||
|Axis=9 | |Axis=9 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=hemidrachm | ||
|Standard=Aeginetic | |Standard=Aeginetic | ||
|Coin reference=Requier 1993, series 3 [2], D1/R1, 174 | |Coin reference=Requier 1993, series 3 [2], D1/R1, 174 | ||
|Coin series reference=LHS 96 2006, no. 1237-1239 and 1241; HGC 5, n° 724 | |Coin series reference=LHS 96 2006, no. 1237-1239 and 1241; HGC 5, n° 724 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/epidaurus.requier_1993.hemidrachm_serie_1-2e | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Bull butting to left, head lowered and turned to face the viewer. | |Overstruck obverse description=Bull butting to left, head lowered and turned to face the viewer. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=Φ | |Overstruck reverse legend=Φ | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Φ within ivy wreath with four inner leaves, and rosette of nine berries above | |Overstruck reverse description=Φ within ivy wreath with four inner leaves, and rosette of nine berries above | ||
|Overstruck mint=Phlius | |Overstruck mint=Phlius | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | |Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | ||
|Overstruck date from=280 | |Overstruck date from=280 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=270 | |Overstruck date to=270 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=hemidrachm | |Overstruck denomination=hemidrachm | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=LHS 96 2006, nos 132ff | |Coin series reference overstruck=LHS 96 2006, nos 132ff | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phlius.bmc_peloponnesos.18-22?lang=en | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence= | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks=Traces of overstriking on a hemidrachm of Phlious on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. The original Phlious reverse with F within wreath can easily be seen underneath the present reverse type | |Remarks="Traces of overstriking on a hemidrachm of Phlious on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. The original Phlious reverse with F within wreath can easily be seen underneath the present reverse type" | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 16 June 2024
255 BCE - 250 BCE | monogram (EΠ)
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 6 - Epidaurus over Phlius.jpg
Overstruck variety
SO 6 - Epidaurus over Phlius overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg [LHS Numismatik AG - Auction 102, 29 April 2008, Lot 205]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | LHS 96 (08/05/2006), no. 1296. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Basil Demetriadi |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Asclepius left, wearing laurel wreath. In field, E. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | monogram (EΠ) (Greek) Monogram within laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Epidaurus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Peloponnesus | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 255 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 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: 2.712.71 g <br />2,710 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Requier 1993, series 3 [2], D1/R1, 174 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | LHS 96 20061LHS 96 2006, no. 1237-1239 and 1241, HGC 52HGC 5, n° 724 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull butting to left, head lowered and turned to face the viewer. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Φ (Greek) Φ within ivy wreath with four inner leaves, and rosette of nine berries above |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Phlius | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 280 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | hemidrachm
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | LHS 96 20061LHS 96 2006, nos 132ff | ||
| 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: | "Traces of overstriking on a hemidrachm of Phlious on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. The original Phlious reverse with F within wreath can easily be seen underneath the present reverse type" | ||
References
- a b LHS Numismatics, 96 (Coins of Peloponnesos. The BCD Collection), 8-9 May 2006 (1775 lots)
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2011), Handbook of Greek Coins 5. Coins of the Peloponnesos, Achaia, Phleiasia, Sikyonia, Elis, Triphylia, Messenia, Lakonia, Argolis, and Arkadia, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster (PA), 2011.
