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|Image overstriking coin=SO 894 - Thessalonica over Athens.png | |Image overstriking coin=SO 894 - Thessalonica over Athens.png | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Athens Mikion Euryklei.jpg | |||
|Museum collection=Westmoreland, n° 27 | |Museum collection=Westmoreland, n° 27 | ||
|Obverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | |Obverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic (reduced) | |Standard=Attic (reduced) | ||
|Coin series reference=Bauslaugh 2000, Groups I-III, V-VI and VIII (dies O11-R56) ; HGC 3.1, n° 1110 | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 2021a, p. 284, n° 6 | ||
|Coin series reference=Bauslaugh 2000, Groups I-III, V-VI and VIII (dies O11-R56) ; HGC 3.1, n° 1110; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 284, n° 6 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/macedonians_aesillas_bauslaugh.2000.i-vi | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena (visible: some parts of the crete of the crest). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena (visible: some parts of the crete of the crest). | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Owl on amphora. | |Overstruck reverse description=Owl on amphora. | ||
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|Overstruck ancient region=Attica | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 1961 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
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Revision as of 16:43, 24 May 2023
95 BCE - 70 BCEMAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | AESILLAS Q
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 894 - Thessalonica over Athens.png
Overstruck variety
Athens Mikion Euryklei.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Westmoreland, n° 27 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (Greek) Head of Alexander the Great right. Behind head, Θ. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AESILLAS Q (Latin) Fiscus, club and sella curulis. All within laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thessalonica | Ancient regionAncient region. | Macedon | 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: | Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC), Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 95 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 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: 16.6516.65 g <br />16,650 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic (reduced) | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2021a, p. 284, n° 6 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Bauslaugh 20001Bauslaugh 2000, Groups I-III, V-VI and VIII (dies O11-R56), HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 1110, Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 284, n° 6 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena (visible: some parts of the crete of the crest). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Owl on amphora. |
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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Thompson 19614Thompson 1961 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
