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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2759

445 BCE - 435 BCETHION

Images

Overstriking coin

Teos_on_Aegina_MacDonald_2007,_n°_125,_11,96g.jpg

Overstruck variety

Aegina 5 parts.jpg

Traces of the overstruck variety

Teos_on_Aegina_MacDonald_2007,_n°_125,_11,96g_(drawing).jpg

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	D. MacDonald collection, n° 125	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	CH VIII, 47 (Ionia, 1983)

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

THION (Greek) Griffin seated right, a forepaw raised. To lower right, grape bunch with leaf.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Quadripartite incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Teos

Ancient regionAncient region.

Ionia

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. 445 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 435 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: 11.9611.96 g <br />11,960 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 1995, p. 321, n° 1, MacDonald 2009, n° 125	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Balcer 19681Balcer 1968, MacDonald 19952MacDonald 1995, p. 321, n° 1, MacDonald 20093MacDonald 2009, n° 125
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/teos balcer 1968 ii.xxxv-lxxiii

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Sea turtle of T-back type (visible on reverse: entire outline of turtle)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Large skew pattern (visible on obverse: portions of two compartments of skew at bottom)

Mint and issuing power

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

Aegina

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Aegina

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 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:

stater

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Aeginetic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Meadows (forthcoming)4Meadows (forthcoming)
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aegina.meadows askari.2a-c

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:

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 {{Overstrike
-|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection
+|Image overstriking coin=Teos_on_Aegina_MacDonald_2007,_n°_125,_11,96g.jpg
+|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Teos_on_Aegina_MacDonald_2007,_n°_125,_11,96g_(drawing).jpg
+|Image overstruck variety=Aegina 5 parts.jpg
+|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection, n° 125
 |Archaeological context=CH VIII, 47 (Ionia, 1983)
 |Obverse legend=THION
+|Obverse legend language=Greek
 |Obverse description=Griffin seated right, a forepaw raised. To lower right, grape bunch with leaf.
 |Reverse description=Quadripartite incuse square
 |Mint=Teos
 |Ancient region=Ionia
-|Date from=445
+|Date from=445 BCE
-|Date to=435
+|Date to=435 BCE
+|Period=Classical
+|Metal=Silver
 |Weight=11.96
 |Denomination=didrachm
 |Standard=Aeginetic
-|Coin reference=D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, no. 125. ; D. MacDonald, "A note on CH VIII No. 47: Ionia 1983", Numismatic Chronicle 155 (1995), p. 321-323 (p. 321, no. 1).Mattingly, "New light", p. 5-10
+|Coin reference=MacDonald  1995, p. 321, n° 1; MacDonald 2009, n° 125
+|Coin series reference=Balcer 1968; MacDonald  1995, p. 321, n° 1; MacDonald 2009, n° 125
+|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/teos balcer 1968 ii.xxxv-lxxiii
 |Overstruck obverse description=Sea turtle of T-back type (visible on reverse: entire outline of turtle)
 |Overstruck reverse description=Large skew pattern (visible on obverse: portions of two compartments of skew at bottom)
 |Overstruck mint=Aegina
 |Overstruck ancient region=Aegina
-|Overstruck date from=480
+|Overstruck date from=480 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=440 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
 |Overstruck denomination=stater
+|Overstruck standard=Aeginetic
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Meadows (forthcoming)
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aegina.meadows askari.2a-c
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=sure
 }}