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|Image overstriking coin=SO 347 - Lysimachia over Lysimachia.png
|Image overstriking coin=SO 347 - Lysimachia over Lysimachia.png
|Archaeological context=CH 9, 188: Thrace, 1997, no. 386 (appeared on market in Istanbul, purchased by a dealer from Ankara, then purchased by the collector Cafer S. Okray).
|Image overstruck variety=Antiochus II Sardis tripod.jpg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2197483&AucID=5285&Lot=99
|Sale=CH 9, 188: Thrace, 1997, inv. 386 (appeared on market in Istanbul, purchased by a dealer from Ankara, then purchased by the collector Cafer S. Okray).
|Private collection=Cafer S. Okray coll.
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
|Reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ
|Reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ
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|Mint=Lysimachia
|Mint=Lysimachia
|Ancient region=Thrace
|Ancient region=Thrace
|Date from=309 BCE
|Date from=250 BCE
|Date to=220 BCE
|Date to=220 BCE
|Period=Hellenistic
|Period=Hellenistic
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|Axis=12
|Axis=12
|Coin reference=Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 20.
|Coin reference=Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 20.
|Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, n° 914-917.; BMC 5 ; HGC 3.2, n° 1500
|Coin series reference=Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 20.; HGC 3.2, n° 1500
|Overstruck obverse description=Two superimposed heads.
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ
|Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse description=Traces.
|Overstruck reverse description=Tripod above anchor
|Overstruck mint=Lysimachia
|Overstruck mint=Sardis
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace
|Overstruck ancient region=Lydia
|Overstruck authority=Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC); Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC)
|Overstruck date from=261 BCE
|Overstruck date to=246 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Coin series reference overstruck=SC I, n° 525
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.525?lang=en
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Level of confidence=strong
}}
}}

Revision as of 08:06, 10 June 2023

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3820


250 BCE - 220 BCE | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 347 - Lysimachia over Lysimachia.png
Overstruck variety
Antiochus II Sardis tripod.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : CH 9, 188: Thrace, 1997, inv. n° 386 (appeared on market in Istanbul, purchased by a dealer from Ankara, then purchased by the collector Cafer S. Okray).
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Cafer S. Okray coll.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ (Greek) Nike left holding wreath and palm.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Lysimachia Ancient regionAncient region. Thrace Modern countryModern country: Turkey 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 250 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 220 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.523.52 g <br />3,520 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 20. Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Arslan 19981Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 20., HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1500

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY (Greek) Tripod above anchor
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Sardis Ancient regionAncient region.  Lydia Modern countryModern country: Turkey AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 261 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 246 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : SC I3SC I, n° 525
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
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Arslan, Melih (1998), "A hoard of bronze coins of Lysimachia", in Ulrike Peter (ed.), Stephanos nomismatikos : Edith Schönert-Geiss zum 65. Geburtstag, Berlin, p. 77-82.
  2. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.
  3. ^  Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.