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|Museum collection=London, British Museum, | |Image overstriking coin=Ephesus_1434_London.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Macedonia First meris.jpg | |||
|Museum collection=London, British Museum, BMC 16, p. 63, n° 145 | |||
|Obverse description=Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath. | |Obverse description=Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΕΦΕ | |Reverse legend=ΕΦΕ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Two snakes surrounding an ornamented bow case, strap right, containing strung bow. To upper left, K. To right, head of Artemis right. | |Reverse description=Two snakes surrounding an ornamented bow case, strap right, containing strung bow. To upper left, K. To right, head of Artemis right. | ||
|Mint=Ephesus | |Mint=Ephesus | ||
|Ancient region=Ionia | |Ancient region=Ionia | ||
|Date from= | |Authority=Attalid Kingdom | ||
|Date to= | |Date from=140 BCE | ||
|Date to=137 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=12.55 | |Weight=12.55 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination=cistophorus | |Denomination=cistophorus | ||
|Standard=Cistophoric | |Standard=Cistophoric | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=Kleiner 1972, pl. XI, i | ||
|Coin series reference=Kleiner - Noe 1977; Carbone 2020 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/ephesus kleiner noe 1977 33 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, at the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=MAKEΔONΩN / ΠΡΩTHΣ | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Club with head to right between two lines of inscription; above, monogram; below, two monograms; all within oak wreath with ties to left; to left, thunderbolt | |||
|Overstruck mint=Amphipolis | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Overstruck authority=Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province) ; Roman | |Overstruck authority=Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province); Roman Republic | ||
|Overstruck date from=167 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=149 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 3.1, n° 1103 | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/macedonia_first_region.amng.iii.1.156-80 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
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Revision as of 05:04, 9 July 2023
140 BCE - 137 BCE | ΕΦΕ
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, BMC 16, p. 63, n° 145 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΦΕ (Greek) Two snakes surrounding an ornamented bow case, strap right, containing strung bow. To upper left, K. To right, head of Artemis right. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ephesus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia | 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: | Attalid Kingdom |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 140 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 137 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.5512.55 g <br />12,550 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cistophorus ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
StandardStandard.: Cistophoric |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Kleiner 1972, pl. XI, i | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Kleiner - Noe 19771Kleiner - Noe 1977, Carbone 20202Carbone 2020 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, at the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAKEΔONΩN / ΠΡΩTHΣ (Greek) Club with head to right between two lines of inscription, above, monogram, below, two monograms, all within oak wreath with ties to left, to left, thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Amphipolis | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province), Roman Republic |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 167 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 149 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 3.13HGC 3.1, n° 1103 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |