3435 - Thessalonica (Aesillas) (tetradrachm Alexander/club) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Schulten, Oct. 1987, 140 = RBW coll.): Difference between revisions
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|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Owl on amphora. | |Overstruck reverse description=Owl on amphora. | ||
|Overstruck mint= | |Overstruck mint=Athens | ||
|Overstruck ancient region= | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck= | |Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 1961 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Level of confidence=weak | |Level of confidence=weak | ||
|Remarks=overstruck on Athens, not on Thasos; issue not identifiable | |Remarks=overstruck on Athens, not on Thasos; issue not identifiable | ||
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Revision as of 07:15, 28 June 2023
95 BCE - 70 BCEMAKEΔONΩΝ | AESILLAS Q
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 390 - Thessalonica over Thasos.jpg
Overstruck variety
Athens Mikion Euryklei.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Schulten, 20-22 Oct. 1987, lot 140 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Rick Witschonke collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAKEΔONΩΝ (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 periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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: 16.7216.72 g <br />16,720 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).: 3434 mm <br />3.4 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2021a, p. 284, n° 2 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Bauslaugh 20001Bauslaugh 2000, Groups I-III, V-VI and VIII (dies O7-R36), HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 1110, Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 284, n° 2 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena | 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: | weak |
| RemarksRemarks: | overstruck on Athens, not on Thasos; issue not identifiable | ||
