SO 1468 - Samos over uncertain mint

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1969

412 BCE - 404 BCE | ΣΑΜΙ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Athens market, May 1958

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Lion scalp facing.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΣΑΜΙ (Greek) Forepart of ox right, wearing ornemental collar, truncation dotted. Behind, an oliv branch. In right field, monogram. All within incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Samos

Ancient regionAncient region.

Ionia

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 412 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 404 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.9516.95 g <br />16,950 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Barron 1966, class IX, n°100c	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Barron 19661Barron 1966, class IX, HGC 62HGC 6, n°1213
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/samos barron 1966 class ix tetradrachms drachms

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:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	Barron 1966 "overstruck"