1401 - Thasos (tetradrachm imitation Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens 124/123 BCE (Athena/owl) (MacDonald 2009, 107): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1401

70 - 40

Images

Overstriking coin

Thasos (imitation) on Athens (124-123) - MacDonald 2009,107.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Thasos (imitation) on Athens (124-123) - MacDonald 2009,107 overstruck variety.jpg [2]

Traces of the overstruck variety

Thasos (imitation) on Athens (124-123) - MacDonald 2009,107 overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	MacDonald coll. 2009, 107

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

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: 16.6616.66 g <br />16,660 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.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

MacDonald 2003, n° 4

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Lukanc 19961Lukanc 1996, p. 107, n° 1385, pl. 123, MacDonald 20032MacDonald 2003, n° 4, MacDonald 20093MacDonald 2009, p. 144, n° 107

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-ӨE ΠΟΛΕ-ΜΩΝ ΑΛΚΕ-ΤΗΣ (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:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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

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 19614Thompson 1961, n° 464-467

Additional data

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

References

^ Lukanc, Ivo (1996), Les imitations des monnaies d'Alexandre le Grand et de Thasos, Wetteren, Cultura
^ MacDonald, David (2003), "A Group of Thasian type tetradrachms overstruck on Athenian New Style tetradrachms," Nomismatika Chronika 22, p. 31-39.
^ Macdonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
^ Thompson, Margaret (1961), The new style silver coinage of Athens, Numismatic Studies 10, New York, 2 vol.

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+|Image overstruck variety=Thasos (imitation) on Athens (124-123) - MacDonald 2009,107 overstruck variety.jpg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=450655&AucID=822&Lot=1123
 |Private collection=MacDonald coll. 2009, 107
 |Obverse description=Wreathed head of young Dionysos right
 |Reverse description=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=Thasos
-|Date from=124
+|Date from=70
-|Date to=123
+|Date to=40
 |Period=Hellenistic
 |Metal=Silver
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 |Denomination=Tetradrachm
 |Standard=Attic
+|Coin reference=MacDonald 2003, n° 4
 |Coin series reference=Lukanc 1996, p. 107, n° 1385, pl. 123; MacDonald 2003, n° 4; MacDonald 2009, p. 144, n° 107
 |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll
+|Overstruck reverse legend=A-ӨE ΠΟΛΕ-ΜΩΝ ΑΛΚΕ-ΤΗΣ
 |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
 |Overstruck reverse description=Owl standing facing on amphora to right, symbol to right, letter on amphora, all within olive wreath
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 |Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm
 |Overstruck standard=Attic
-|Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 1961
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 1961, n° 464-467
 |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread
 |Level of confidence=sure
 }}