1398 - Thasos (tetradrachm imitation Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens 123/122 BCE (Alexander/club) (Boljarino hoard)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1398

70 BCE - 40 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

Thasos (imitation) on Athens (123-122) - Boljarino hoard.jpg

Overstruck variety

Thasos (imitation) on Athens (123-122) - Boljarino hoard overstruck variety.jpg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

Thasos (imitation) on Athens (123-122) - Boljarino hoard overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Boljarino hoard, inv. 2281
	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	Boljarino Hoard (IGCH 775)

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Wreathed head of young Dionysos right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his shoulder and left arm, resting right hand on club, in the inner left field, monogram

Mint and issuing power

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

Thasos

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. 70 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 40 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 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: 16.2016.2 g <br />16,200 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Lukanc 19961Lukanc 1996, Callataÿ - Prokopov 19952Callataÿ - Prokopov 1995, p. 7, n° 15, pl. 2

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

A-ΘE / ΜΙΚ-ΙΩΝ / ΕΥΡ-ΥΚΛΕΙ (Greek) Owl standing facing on amphora to right, symbol to right, letter on amphora, all within olive wreath

Mint and issuing power

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

Athens

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Attica

Modern countryModern country: Greece

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 124 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 123 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

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:

Thompson 19613Thompson 1961, n° 473-489

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: