1212 - Byzantium (Lysimachus) (Alexander/Athena) over Mithridates Eupator (Mithridates/stag) (CNG, 93, May 2013, 101): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstruck variety=Byzantium on Mithridates Eupator - Classical Numismatic Group,93,22 May 2013,101 overstruck variety.jpg | |Image overstruck variety=Byzantium on Mithridates Eupator - Classical Numismatic Group,93,22 May 2013,101 overstruck variety.jpg | ||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 93, 22 May 2013, 101 | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 93, 22 May 2013, 101 | ||
|Obverse description=Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon | |Obverse description=Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛYΣΙΜΑΧΟY | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛYΣΙΜΑΧΟY | ||
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|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 2013 | ||
|Coin series reference=Callataÿ 1997a, Group 4, p. 127–8; | |Coin series reference=Callataÿ 1997a, Group 4, p. 127–8 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Diademed head right | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ MIΘPAΔATOY EYΠATOPOΣ | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Stag grazing left; to left, star-in-crescent above monogram; to right, (date) above monogram; (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit | |||
|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=96 | |Overstruck date from=96 | ||
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|Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Callataÿ 1997a | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
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85 - 70 | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛYΣΙΜΑΧΟY
Images
Overstriking coin
Byzantium on Mithridates Eupator - Classical Numismatic Group,93,22 May 2013,101.jpg
Overstruck variety
Byzantium on Mithridates Eupator - Classical Numismatic Group,93,22 May 2013,101 overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 93, 22 May 2013, 101 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛYΣΙΜΑΧΟY (Greek) Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background, monogram to inner left, BY below throne, ornate trident in exergue |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Byzantium | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 | 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: 16.2616.26 g <br />16,260 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).: 3636 mm <br />3.6 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2013 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Callataÿ 1997a1Callataÿ 1997a, Group 4, p. 127–8 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ MIΘPAΔATOY EYΠATOPOΣ (Greek) Stag grazing left, to left, star-in-crescent above monogram, to right, (date) above monogram, (month) in exergue, all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit |
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. 96 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 80 | 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 1997a1Callataÿ 1997a |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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