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|Image overstriking coin=Antiochus Hierax Phrygia 2408.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=Antiochus Hierax Phrygia 2408.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2222849&AucID=5384&Lot=184 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2222849&AucID=5384&Lot=184 | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Alexander the Great | |Image overstruck variety=Alexander the Great on Alexander the Great - Leu, Web 18, 18 Dec. 2021, 573 overstruck variety.jpg | ||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 540, 14 June 2023, 184. | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 540, 14 June 2023, 184. | ||
|Obverse description=Diademed head right | |Obverse description=Diademed head right | ||
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|Mint=Phrygia (uncertain mint) | |Mint=Phrygia (uncertain mint) | ||
|Ancient region=Phrygia | |Ancient region=Phrygia | ||
|Authority= | |Authority=Antiochus Hierax (Seleucid usurper, 246-227 BC); Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) | ||
|Date from=242 BCE | |Date from=242 BCE | ||
|Date to=227 BCE | |Date to=227 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck date to=227 BCE | |Overstruck date to=227 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination= | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
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Revision as of 20:51, 8 June 2023
242 BCE - 227 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY
Images
Overstriking coin
Antiochus Hierax Phrygia 2408.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Alexander the Great on Alexander the Great - Leu, Web 18, 18 Dec. 2021, 573 overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 540, 14 June 2023, 184. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY (Greek) Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos, EΠO in exergue |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Phrygia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Phrygia | 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: | Antiochus Hierax (Seleucid usurper, 246-227 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 242 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 227 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: 16.6916.69 g <br />16,690 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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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).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC I1SC I, n° 907c, HGC 92HGC 9, n° 403i | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of young Herakles r. wearing lionskin headdress | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛEΞANΔPoY (Greek) Zeus seated l. holding eagle and scepter |
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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 332 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 227 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
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
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: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
