1287 - Maroneia (tetradrachm Dionysus/Dionysus O34) over Mithridates Eupator (Mithridates/stag) (Platt, Spring 1981 - Callataÿ 1991): Difference between revisions
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|Reverse description=Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right | |Reverse description=Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right | ||
|Mint=Maroneia | |Mint=Maroneia | ||
|Date from=85 | |Date from=85 BCE | ||
|Date to=60 | |Date to=60 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Stag grazing l.; in field l., star above crescent and monogram, in field r., date and monogram, all within wreath of ivy leaves and blossoms (corymbes) | |Overstruck reverse description=Stag grazing l.; in field l., star above crescent and monogram, in field r., date and monogram, all within wreath of ivy leaves and blossoms (corymbes) | ||
|Overstruck authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=85 | |Overstruck date from=85 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=63 | |Overstruck date to=63 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
Revision as of 06:58, 16 October 2022
85 BCE - 60 BCE | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
Maroneia on Mithridates Eupator - Callataÿ 1991.jpg
Overstruck variety
Maroneia on Mithridates Eupator - Callataÿ 1991 overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Platt, Spring 1981 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN (Greek) Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Maroneia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | 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. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 60 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.4116.41 g <br />16,410 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 1991 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, Callataÿ 19912Callataÿ 1991, Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 1 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head r., wearing royal diadem, hair floating | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΜΙΘΡΑ ΔΑΤΟΥ / ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Greek) Stag grazing l., in field l., star above crescent and monogram, in field r., date and monogram, all within wreath of ivy leaves and blossoms (corymbes) |
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: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 63 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 | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Callataÿ 1997a4Callataÿ 1997a |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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