3053 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AESeuthes/rider) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Aegean Numismatics, Dec. 2016, 29): Difference between revisions
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|Sale=Aegean Numismatics (01/12/2016), | |Image overstriking coin=SO 441 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.jpg | ||
|Sale=Aegean Numismatics (01/12/2016), lot 29. | |||
|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 riding to right. Below, symbol. | |Reverse description=Horsman riding to right. Below, symbol. | ||
|Mint=Seuthopolis | |Mint=Seuthopolis | ||
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|Weight=4.21 | |Weight=4.21 | ||
|Diameter=19 | |Diameter=19 | ||
|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 ; HGC 3.2, n° 1714 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo, wearing laurel wreath (visible on obverse). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo, wearing laurel wreath (visible on obverse). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Naked youth riding horse right, holding reins (visible on reverse: legend) | |Overstruck reverse description=Naked youth riding horse right, holding reins (visible on reverse: legend) | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Overstruck authority=Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) | ||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |||
|Remarks=However, a more careful eye will note that the undertype is not a regular Philip II issue at all, but rather it is a satrapal bronze of Lysimachus. | |||
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Revision as of 21:52, 1 June 2023
| ΣΕΥΘΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 441 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Aegean Numismatics (01/12/2016), lot 29. | |
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 riding to right. Below, symbol. |
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.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.214.21 g <br />4,210 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 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, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1714 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo, wearing laurel wreath (visible on obverse). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek) Naked youth riding horse right, holding reins (visible on reverse: legend) |
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: | Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 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.. | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
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: | However, a more careful eye will note that the undertype is not a regular Philip II issue at all, but rather it is a satrapal bronze of Lysimachus. | ||
