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|Reverse description=Eagle standing right with wings spread; in field to right, crested Macedonian helmet to right; all within laurel wreath | |Reverse description=Eagle standing right with wings spread; in field to right, crested Macedonian helmet to right; all within laurel wreath | ||
|Mint=Abydus | |Mint=Abydus | ||
|Date from=85 | |Date from=85 BCE | ||
|Date to=70 | |Date to=70 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Overstruck mint=Sinope | |Overstruck mint=Sinope | ||
|Overstruck authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=85 | |Overstruck date from=85 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=63 | |Overstruck date to=63 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 15 October 2022
85 BCE - 70 BCE | ABY-ΔH-NΩN / APIΣΤΩNOΣ
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Leu, 10, 24 Oct. 2021, 2136 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane and necklace and with bow and quiver over her shoulder | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ABY-ΔH-NΩN / APIΣΤΩNOΣ (Greek) Eagle standing right with wings spread, in field to right, crested Macedonian helmet to right, all within laurel wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Abydus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Troas | 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. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 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: 16.8116.81 g <br />16,810 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3434 mm <br />3.4 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Callataÿ 19961Callataÿ 1996 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Mithradates VI right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΜΙΘΡΑΔΑΤΟΥ / ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Greek) Stag grazing left, star in crescent and monogram at left, all within a Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Sinope | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Paphlagonia | 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) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 63 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: | Tetradrachm | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Callataÿ 1997a2Callataÿ 1997a |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm of Mithridates VI Eupator, king of Pontos in circa 120-63 BC, with his forehead and nose still visible in front of Artemis on the obverse. | ||
