1306 - Maroneia (tetradrachm Dionysus/Dionysus O37) over Lysimachus (Alexander/Athena) (Warsaw, NM, 154873): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=Maroneia on uncertain - Warsaw, NM, 154873.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=Maroneia on uncertain - Warsaw, NM, 154873.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/433893745326189549/ | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/433893745326189549/ | ||
|Image overstruck variety= | |Image overstruck variety=Lysimachus Byzantium.jpg | ||
|Museum collection=Warsaw, NM, 154873 | |Museum collection=Warsaw, NM, 154873 | ||
|Obverse description=Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | |Obverse description=Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ||
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|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Roman Republic | |Authority=Roman Republic | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=85 BCE | ||
|Date to=70 BCE | |Date to=70 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
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|Coin reference=Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 2 | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 2 | ||
|Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, p. 189, n° 1085 (O37-R101); HGC 3.2, n° 1556; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 2 | |Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, p. 189, n° 1085 (O37-R101); HGC 3.2, n° 1556; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 2 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description= | |Overstruck obverse description=Diademed head of deified Alexander r., with horn of Ammon | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend= | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description= | |Overstruck reverse description=Athena enthroned l., holding Nike and spear in r. hand and resting l. elbow on shield decorated with medusa | ||
|Overstruck authority= | |Overstruck authority=Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from= | |Overstruck date from=297 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to= | |Overstruck date to=70 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Level of confidence=weak | |Level of confidence=weak | ||
|Remarks=Not Thasos as indicated by Schönert-Geiss; the best reading for the letters is: AΣIΛEΩ | |Remarks=Not Thasos as indicated by Schönert-Geiss; the best reading for the letters is: AΣIΛEΩ. And overstrikes over Lysiamchi are more attested than over Alexanders | ||
|References={{Reference Item}} | |References={{Reference Item}} | ||
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Revision as of 07:19, 25 May 2023
85 BCE - 70 BCE | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
Maroneia on uncertain - Warsaw, NM, 154873.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Lysimachus Byzantium.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Warsaw, NM, 154873 | |
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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 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: 16.1616.16 g <br />16,160 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 | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 2 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, p. 189, n° 1085 (O37-R101), HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1556, Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 2 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of deified Alexander r., with horn of Ammon | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ (Greek) Athena enthroned l., holding Nike and spear in r. hand and resting l. elbow on shield decorated with medusa |
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: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 297 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
| 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: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | weak |
| RemarksRemarks: | Not Thasos as indicated by Schönert-Geiss; the best reading for the letters is: AΣIΛEΩ. And overstrikes over Lysiamchi are more attested than over Alexanders | ||
