1249 - Maroneia (tetradrachm Dionysus/Dionysus) over Tenedos (Janiform head/labrys) (CNG, 87, May 2011, 257)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1249

120 - 70 | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN

Images

Overstriking coin

Maroneia on Tenedos - Classical Numismatic Group,87,18 May 2011,257.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Maroneia on Tenedos - Classical Numismatic Group,87,18 May 2011,257 overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, 87, 18 May 2011, 257

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

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: 16.4116.41 g <br />16,410 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Janiform head of a bearded male left, laureate, and female right, wearing stephanos

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TENEΔIΩN (Greek) Labrys within laurel wreath

Mint and issuing power

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

Tenedos

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Troas (Tenedos)

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 120 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70

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:

Callataÿ 19982Callataÿ 1998

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: