3501 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/lion) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Gorny & Mosch, 134, Oct. 2004, 1199): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 452 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO 452 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.jpg | ||
|Sale=Gorny & Mosch 134 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=85973&AucID=93&Lot=1199 | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Cassander lion crouching.jpeg | |||
|Sale=Gorny & Mosch, 134, 11 Oct. 2004, 1199 | |||
|Obverse description=Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | |Obverse description=Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣΕΥΘΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΣΕΥΘΟΥ | ||
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|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | |Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | ||
|Date from=309 BCE | |||
|Date to=275 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Bronze | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=2.70 | |Weight=2.70 | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG BM Black Sea, n° 317 sq. ; HGC 3.2, n° 1714 | |Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 1725; SNG BM Black Sea, n° 317 sq. ; HGC 3.2, n° 1713-1714 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=KAΣΣΑΝ-ΔΡΟΥ | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Lion crouching right. | |||
|Overstruck mint=Pella | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |||
|Overstruck authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC); Macedonian kingdom | |||
|Overstruck date from=317 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=305 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler 1935, p. 176, n° 1-2 var.; HGC 3.1, n° 995 | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cassander.amng.iii.2.1-2 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
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Revision as of 12:33, 3 June 2023
309 BCE - 275 BCE | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 452 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Cassander lion crouching.jpeg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Gorny & Mosch, 134, 11 Oct. 2004, 1199 | |
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. 309 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.702.7 g <br />2,700 mg <br /> | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I1Sear I, n° 1725, SNG BM Black Sea2SNG BM Black Sea, n° 317 sq., HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 1713-1714 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KAΣΣΑΝ-ΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Lion crouching right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Pella | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
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 periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Gaebler 19354Gaebler 1935, p. 176, n° 1-2 var., HGC 3.15HGC 3.1, n° 995 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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