3671 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (CNG, EA 203, Jan. 2009, 43): Difference between revisions
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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 203 (28/01/2009), | |Image overstriking coin=SO 445 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Cassander lion crouching.jpeg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=68867&AucID=74&Lot=83 | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 203 (28/01/2009), lot 43. | |||
|Obverse description=Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | |Obverse description=Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣΕΥΘΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΣΕΥΘΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. | |Reverse description=Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. | ||
|Mint=Seuthopolis | |Mint=Seuthopolis | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | |Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | ||
|Metal=Bronze | |||
|Weight=3.85 | |Weight=3.85 | ||
|Diameter=20 | |Diameter=20 | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, n° 1072-3.; HGC 3.2, n° 1714 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=KAΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=KAΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Lion crouching right. In field, Δ. | |Overstruck reverse description=Lion crouching right. In field, Δ. | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Overstruck authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC) | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler | |Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler 1935, p. 176, n° 1-2 var. | ||
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Revision as of 23:17, 1 June 2023
| ΣΕΥΘΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 445 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.jpg
Overstruck variety
Cassander lion crouching.jpeg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group EA 203 (28/01/2009), lot 43. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek) Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seuthopolis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | 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: | Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 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
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze 
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.853.85 g <br />3,850 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals1SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, n° 1072-3., HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1714 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KAΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Lion crouching right. In field, Δ. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 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
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Gaebler 19353Gaebler 1935, p. 176, n° 1-2 var. |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.
- ^ Gaebler, Hugo (1935), Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands, unter Leitung von Theodor Wiegand. Band III, Makedonia und Paionia. 2. Abt., Verlag W. de Gruyter, Berlin
