1925 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (Vienna, KHM): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 1172 - Uncertain mint over uncertain mint.png | |||
|Image overstruck variety=1177 Timarchus.png | |||
|Museum collection=Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum | |Museum collection=Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Demetrios I right, wearing diadem. | |Obverse description=Head of Demetrios I right, wearing diadem. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Tyche seated left, holding cornucopia. | |Reverse description=Tyche seated left, holding cornucopia. | ||
|Mint= | |Mint=Seleuceia ad Calycadnum | ||
|Authority=Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC); Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) | |||
|Authority=Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC) | |Date from=161 BCE | ||
|Date from=161 | |Date to=150 BCE | ||
|Date to=150 | |||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Weight=16.3 | |Weight=16.3 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=Le Rider 1965, p. 142, pl. XXVII, D. | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=SC II, n° 1609 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1609 | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=[ME]ΓAΛ[OY] – TIMAPX[ΟΥ] | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck authority=Timarchus (satrap of Media in c. 175-163 BC and Seleucid usurper in 162-161 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Timarchus (satrap of Media in c. 175-163 BC and Seleucid usurper in 162-161 BC) | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Remarks=Ce tétradrachme a été surfrappé sur un exemplaire de Timarque : on voit encore au revers l’arrière de la tête casquée, au droit les jambes avant et arrière des chevaux et un partie de la légende [ME]ΓAΛ[OY] – TIMAPX[ΟΥ] | |||
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161 BCE - 150 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1172 - Uncertain mint over uncertain mint.png
Overstruck variety
1177 Timarchus.png
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demetrios I right, wearing diadem. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek) Tyche seated left, holding cornucopia. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seleuceia ad Calycadnum | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cilicia | 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: | Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 161 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE | hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.316.3 g <br />16,300 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm 
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Le Rider 1965, p. 142, pl. XXVII, D. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC II1SC II, n° 1609 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | [ME]ΓAΛ[OY] – TIMAPX[ΟΥ] (Greek) |
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: | Timarchus (satrap of Media in c. 175-163 BC and Seleucid usurper in 162-161 BC) |
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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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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: | Ce tétradrachme a été surfrappé sur un exemplaire de Timarque : on voit encore au revers l’arrière de la tête casquée, au droit les jambes avant et arrière des chevaux et un partie de la légende [ME]ΓAΛ[OY] – TIMAPX[ΟΥ] | ||
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables
