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|Coin series reference overstruck=Sear II, n° 4603; Hardwick 1991; HGC 6, n° 1124-1125 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Sear II, n° 4603; Hardwick 1991; HGC 6, n° 1124-1125 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/chios_hardwick_1991_local_350-330 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/chios_hardwick_1991_local_350-330 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes= | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Level of confidence=strong | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
|Remarks="Overstruck on a civic issue of Chios (cf. Mavrogordato 57). The face and breast of the sphinx are clearly visible on the reverse in the field above Zeus’ arm" (there is a metrological difficulty in the identification since drachms of Chios are weighing less than 3.93g) | |Remarks="Overstruck on a civic issue of Chios (cf. Mavrogordato 57). The face and breast of the sphinx are clearly visible on the reverse in the field above Zeus’ arm" (there is a metrological difficulty in the identification since drachms of Chios are weighing less than 3.93g) | ||
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290 BCE - 275 BCE | AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 81, 20 May 2009, lot 341 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. In field, monogram (MYP) and grapes. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Chios | Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia | 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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 290 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 275 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: 3.933.93 g <br />3,930 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 2319 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Sphinx seated left, amphora surmounted by bunch of grapes before | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Chios | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Ionia | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 380 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: | drachma
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4603, Hardwick 19913Hardwick 1991, HGC 64HGC 6, n° 1124-1125 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a civic issue of Chios (cf. Mavrogordato 57). The face and breast of the sphinx are clearly visible on the reverse in the field above Zeus’ arm" (there is a metrological difficulty in the identification since drachms of Chios are weighing less than 3.93g) | ||
References
- ^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Hardwick, Nicholas (1991), The coinage of Chios from the sixth to fourth century B.C., Oxford, unpublished DPhil, xvi + 316 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Iionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
