3554 - Heracleia Pontica (obol Heracles/trophy) over Heracleia Pontica (Hera/bowcase & club) (MacDonald coll., 118)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3554

364 BCE - 352 BCEHPAK

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 47 - Heracleia Pontica over Heracleia Pontica.jpg

Overstruck variety

SO 47 - Heracleia Pontica over Heracleia Pontica overstruck variety.jpg

Traces of the overstruck variety

SO 47 - Heracleia Pontica over Heracleia Pontica overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg

Location/history

Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Coll. David MacDonald, no. 118

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

HPAK (Greek) Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Trophy of arms. In field, K, bow in bowcase.

Mint and issuing power

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

Heracleia Pontica

Ancient regionAncient region.

Bithynia

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. 364 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 352 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: 0.780.78 g <br />780 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Obol	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Chian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

MacDonald 2009, p. 160, no. 118

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1593, MacDonald 20092MacDonald 2009, p. 160, no. 118, HGC 73HGC 7, n° 477

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

HPAK (Greek) Head of Heraklea left, wearing d'une couronne de tours.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Goryt and club. In field, letter or symbol.

Mint and issuing power

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

Heracleia Pontica

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Bithynia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 352 BCE

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

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

obol

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1592, Hoover 20124Hoover 2012, no. 476.

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: