18623 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Demetrius II) (tetradrachm Demetrius/Athena) over Antiochus I? (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 99, May 2015, 414): Difference between revisions
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|Sale=CNG 99, 13 May 2015, lot 414 | |Sale=CNG 99, 13 May 2015, lot 414 | ||
|Obverse description=Diademed bust of Demetrios II right | |||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ | |||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Athena standing facing, holding spear and grounded shield. Monogram to left. | |||
|Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint) | |Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint) | ||
|Ancient region=Bactria | |Ancient region=Bactria | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Bopearachchi 1991, Démétrios II, série 1, p. 195 ; HGC 12, n° 126 | |Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, type 102 ; Bopearachchi 1991, Démétrios II, série 1, p. 195 ; HGC 12, n° 126 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.demetrius_ii.2 | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.demetrius_ii.2 | ||
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175 BCE - 170 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
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2495 - Bactria (uncertain mint).jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | CNG 99, 13 May 2015, lot 414 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed bust of Demetrios II right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ (Greek) Athena standing facing, holding spear and grounded shield. Monogram to left. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Bactria | Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan | 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: | Demetrius II Nicator (Seleucid king, 145-140 and 129-125 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 175 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 170 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: 16.7416.74 g <br />16,740 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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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).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, type 102, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, Démétrios II, série 1, p. 195, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 126 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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: |
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: | |||
References
- ^ Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
- ^ Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2013), Handbook of coins of Baktria and ancient India : including Sogdiana, Margiana, Areia, and the Indo-Greek, Indo-Skythian, and native Indian states south of the Hindu Kush, fifth century BC to first century, Lancaster-London,
