21668 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 27, Sept. 2023, 215): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=Thasos_21668_Leu.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2262148&AucID=5484&Lot=215 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2262148&AucID=5484&Lot=215 | ||
|Sale=Leu Numismatik, EA 27, 9 Sept. 2023, 215. | |||
|Private collection=From a European collection, formed before 2005. | |||
|Obverse description=Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing tainia and wreath of ivy and fruit. | |||
|Reverse legend=HΡAKΛEOΥΣ - ΣΩTHΡOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN | |||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Herakles standing front, head to left, holding club in his right hand and with lion's skin draped over his left arm; in inner left field, monogram | |||
|Mint=Thasos | |Mint=Thasos | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Prokopov 2006; HGC 6, n° 359 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Remarks="Traces of overstriking and with some minor marks" | |Remarks="Traces of overstriking and with some minor marks" | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 06:05, 25 August 2023
90 BCE - 70 BCE | HΡAKΛEOΥΣ - ΣΩTHΡOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
Thasos_21668_Leu.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Leu Numismatik, EA 27, 9 Sept. 2023, 215. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From a European collection, formed before 2005. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing tainia and wreath of ivy and fruit. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HΡAKΛEOΥΣ - ΣΩTHΡOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN (Greek) Herakles standing front, head to left, holding club in his right hand and with lion's skin draped over his left arm, in inner left field, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thasos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 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: 16.5916.59 g <br />16,590 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).: 3535 mm <br />3.5 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Prokopov 20061Prokopov 2006, HGC 62HGC 6, n° 359 |
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: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Traces of overstriking and with some minor marks" | ||
