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|Mint=Amisus | |Mint=Amisus | ||
|Ancient region=Pontus | |Ancient region=Pontus | ||
|Authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC) | |Authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC); Pontic kingdom | ||
|Date from=95 BCE | |Date from=95 BCE | ||
|Date to=85 BCE | |Date to=85 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck mint=Amisus | |Overstruck mint=Amisus | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Pontus | |Overstruck ancient region=Pontus | ||
|Overstruck authority=Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC); Pontic kingdom | |||
|Overstruck date from=110 BCE | |Overstruck date from=110 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=90 BCE | |Overstruck date to=90 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=SNG BM Black Sea, nos. 1147-9; Hoover 2012, no. 241 | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG BM Black Sea, nos. 1147-9; Hoover 2012, no. 241 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes= | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
|Level of confidence= | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks=overstruck on ‘Ares/Sword’. See also the non-illustrated bronzes (on undetermined types) in Ireland 2000 (Museum of Amasya), p. 22 (nr. 742 and 766) and p. 23 (nr. 839) | |Remarks=overstruck on ‘Ares/Sword’. See also the non-illustrated bronzes (on undetermined types) in Ireland 2000 (Museum of Amasya), p. 22 (nr. 742 and 766) and p. 23 (nr. 839) | ||
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Revision as of 17:23, 14 July 2023
95 BCE - 85 BCE | AMIΣOY
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 25 - Amisus over Amisus.jpg
Overstruck variety
SO 25 - Amisus over Amisus overstruck variety.jpg [Solidus Numismatik, 92, 25 January 2022, lot 116]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, CM.3628-2007 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Mossop collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AMIΣOY (Greek) Nike advancing right, wearing chiton, holding wreath and palm. In field, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amisus | 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), Pontic kingdom |
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.. 85 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.957.95 g <br />7,950 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetrachalkon | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amisos, no. 4) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1177-1191, Callataÿ 20072Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amisos, no. 4), HGC 73HGC 7, n° 242 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Helmeted head of Ares right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (name of the city) (Greek) Sword in sheath |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Amisus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pontus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
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.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, nos. 1147-9, Hoover 20124Hoover 2012, no. 241 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | overstruck on ‘Ares/Sword’. See also the non-illustrated bronzes (on undetermined types) in Ireland 2000 (Museum of Amasya), p. 22 (nr. 742 and 766) and p. 23 (nr. 839) | ||
