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|Overstruck authority=Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) | ||
|Remarks=There is a very clear impression of the under-type on the reverse which is the forepart of a lion from a bronze coin of Lysimachus. The under type must have been struck early in Lysimachus' reign based on the generally accepted dating for Seuthes' reign. | |||
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317 BCE - 305 BCE | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Edward J. Waddell, LLD, lot 45542. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek) Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seuthopolis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | 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: | Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 317 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 305 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.752.75 g <br />2,750 mg <br /> | ||
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Stancomb1SNG Stancomb, n° 294., HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1714 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Lion resting right. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pontus | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: | There is a very clear impression of the under-type on the reverse which is the forepart of a lion from a bronze coin of Lysimachus. The under type must have been struck early in Lysimachus' reign based on the generally accepted dating for Seuthes' reign. |