3223 - Comana (AE Dionysus/thyrsus) over Pontic type (Perseus/pilei) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.41396)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3223

85 BCE - 65 BCE | KOMA-NΩN

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 36 - Comana over uncertain mint.jpg

Overstruck variety

SO 35 - Comana over uncertain mint overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.41396
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	E. T. Newell collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Dionysus right, wearing mitra and ivy wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KOMA-NΩN (Greek) Thyrsus with fillet. In field, monograms.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Comana

Ancient regionAncient region.

Pontus

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:

Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.63.6 g <br />3,600 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, no. 7)

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1264, Callataÿ 20072Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, no. 7), HGC 73HGC 7, n° 283

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bare-headed bust of Perseus right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

(name of the city) (Greek) Cornucopiae between pilei surmounted by stars

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Pontus

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. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks: