3429 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (London, BM): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3429

161 BCE - 150 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1176 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim over uncertain mint.png

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum (chercher BMC)

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Jugate heads of Demetrios diademed and Ladike draped and wearing stephane right.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek) Tyche seated left, throne supported by winged tritoness, holding scepter and cornucopia. In outside left field, palm and monogram. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Seleuceia ad Tigrim

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mesopotamia

Modern countryModern country: Iraq

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.: Silver	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	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Jenkins 1951, p. 3, pl. I, 6., BMC, 2.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SC II1SC II, n° 1686-1689
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1686

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Timarchos right, wearing crested helmet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΛΟΥ ΤΙΜΑΡΧΟΥ (Greek) Dioscuri riding right, wearing spears and palms.

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

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:

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

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+|Image overstriking coin=SO 1176 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim over uncertain mint.png
 |Museum collection=London, British Museum (chercher BMC)
 |Obverse description=Jugate heads of Demetrios diademed and Ladike draped and wearing stephane right.
 |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ
+|Reverse legend language=Greek
 |Reverse description=Tyche seated left, throne supported by winged tritoness, holding scepter and cornucopia. In outside left field, palm and monogram. Border of dots.
 |Mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim
 |Ancient region=Mesopotamia
-|Authority=Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC)
+|Authority=Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC); Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)
-|Date from=161
+|Date from=161 BCE
-|Date to=150
+|Date to=150 BCE
 |Period=hellenistic
+|Metal=Silver
 |Weight=16.3
-|Axis=1 h
+|Axis=1
-|Denomination=Tetradrachm
+|Denomination=tetradrachm
-|Coin reference=G. K. Jenkins, "Notes on Seleucid coins", The Numismatic Chronicle 11/41 (1951), p. 3, pl. I, 6. ; BMC, 2.
+|Coin reference=Jenkins 1951, p. 3, pl. I, 6. ; BMC, 2.
-|Coin series reference=A. Houghton, C. Lorber and O. Hoover, Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalogue, New York, 2002 and 2008, no. 1686-1689
+|Coin series reference=SC II, n° 1686-1689
+|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1686
 |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Timarchos right, wearing crested helmet.
 |Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΛΟΥ ΤΙΜΑΡΧΟΥ
-|Overstruck reverse description=Dioscuri riding right, wearing spears and  palms.
+|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
+|Overstruck reverse description=Dioscuri riding right, wearing spears and palms.
 |Overstruck authority=Timarchus (satrap of Media in c. 175-163 BC and Seleucid usurper in 162-161 BC)
 |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
 }}