3492 - Athens (tetradrachm Athena/owl) over uncertain Hellenistic ruler (Myers, FPL, March 1974, 62): Difference between revisions
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|Sale=Myers FPL | |Image overstriking coin=Myers_62.png | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43573623?seq=1 | |||
|Sale=Myers FPL, March 1974, no. 62. | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=AΘE | |Reverse legend=AΘE | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Owl right and amphora. In field, monograms. All within oliv wreath. | |Reverse description=Owl right and amphora. In field, monograms. All within oliv wreath. | ||
|Mint=Athens | |Mint=Athens | ||
|Ancient region=Attica | |Ancient region=Attica | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=176 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=142 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Bronze | |||
|Weight=16.82 | |Weight=16.82 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=Bauslaugh 1987, pl. 2, n°2 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Thompson 1961, n°177; HGC 4, n°1602 | ||
|Overstruck mint= | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.thompson_1961.169bis-183 | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus stg. crowning royal name. | |||
|Overstruck mint=Bithynia (uncertain mint) | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Bithynia | |Overstruck ancient region=Bithynia | ||
|Overstruck authority=Kingdom of Bithynia (late 4th c.-74 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Kingdom of Bithynia (late 4th c.-74 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=182 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=127 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
|Remarks="Portraits of Prusias II (ca. 182-149) and Nikomedes II (149-ca. 127) [...] corresponds both in position and outline to the trace preserved on the Athenian reverse" | |||
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Revision as of 08:51, 3 May 2024
176 BCE - 142 BCE | AΘE
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Overstriking coin
Myers_62.png [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Myers FPL, March 1974, no. 62. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΘE (Greek) Owl right and amphora. In field, monograms. All within oliv wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. | Attica | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 176 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 142 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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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: 16.8216.82 g <br />16,820 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Bauslaugh 1987, pl. 2, n°2 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Thompson 19611Thompson 1961, n°177, HGC 42HGC 4, n°1602 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Zeus stg. crowning royal name. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Bithynia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Bithynia | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Kingdom of Bithynia (late 4th c.-74 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 182 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 127 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Portraits of Prusias II (ca. 182-149) and Nikomedes II (149-ca. 127) [...] corresponds both in position and outline to the trace preserved on the Athenian reverse" | ||
