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|Mint=Pella | |Mint=Pella | ||
|Ancient region=Macedon | |Ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Authority=Perdiccas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 365-360 BC) | |Authority=Macedonian kingdom; Perdiccas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 365-360 BC) | ||
|Date from=365 BCE | |Date from=365 BCE | ||
|Date to=359 BCE | |Date to=359 BCE | ||
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|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=weak | |Level of confidence=weak | ||
|Remarks=The mint is unclear: could be Aigai | |||
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Revision as of 05:42, 24 May 2023
365 BCE - 359 BCE | ΠΕΡΔΙΚΚΑ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 752 - Aegae or Pella over uncertain mint.png
Overstruck variety
Pella Amyntas.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1940.77.17 | |
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.: | ΠΕΡΔΙΚΚΑ (Greek) Lion right, breaking spear in jaws. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Pella | Ancient regionAncient region. | Macedon | 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: | Macedonian kingdom, Perdiccas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 365-360 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 365 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 359 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: 4.314.31 g <br />4,310 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 2, n° 116 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen Macedonia I1SNG Copenhagen Macedonia I, n° 520-521, SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 22SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 2, n° 114-117, HGC 3.13HGC 3.1, n° 840 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AMYNTA (Greek) Eagle right devouring snake |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Pella | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Amyntas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 393-370 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 393 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 369 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Gaebler 19354Gaebler 1935, p. 160, n° 7, Westermark 19895Westermark 1989, p. 307-313, n° (A)1, Sear I6Sear I, n° 1512, HGC 3.13HGC 3.1, n° 383 | ||
| 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: | weak |
| RemarksRemarks: | The mint is unclear: could be Aigai | ||
