3275 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Seleucus I) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 58, Sept. 2001, 691): Difference between revisions
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|Mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | |Mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | ||
|Ancient region=Mesopotamia | |Ancient region=Mesopotamia | ||
|Authority=Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC); Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC); Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC) | ||
|Date from=302 BCE | |Date from=302 BCE | ||
|Date to=301 BCE | |Date to=301 BCE | ||
|Period= | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=17.19 | |Weight=17.19 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:05, 2 May 2024
302 BCE - 301 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 775 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 58, 19 Sept. 2001, lot 691 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike stephanophoros and scepter. Under the throne, Σ. In field, NO. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seleuceia ad Tigrim | Ancient regionAncient region. | Mesopotamia | Modern countryModern country: Iraq | 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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 302 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 301 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: 17.1917.19 g <br />17,190 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC I1SC I, n° 122 var. (drachm), ESM2ESM, 19 (a24/p-) | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Traces of the undertype before Herakles' mouth and an anchor visible by the lion's eye" | ||
