3646 - Chersonesus (AR trihemidrachm or siglos) over Chersonesus (Artemis/Artemis) (BM, 1938-10-7.43)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3646

110 BCE - 90 BCE | XEP

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 599 - Chersonesos (AR trihemidrachm or siglos) over Chersonesus.png

Overstruck variety

Chersonesus Artemis.jpeg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 1938-10-7.43
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Sir Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Artemis-Tyche right, wearing wall crown, at shoulder quiver and bow.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

XEP (Greek) Stag standing right. Below, ΔIOTIMOY (magistrate name).

Mint and issuing power

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

Chersonesus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Taurica

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:

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

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.163.16 g <br />3,160 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: trihemidrachm, siglos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Persic or Chian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	SNG BM Black Sea, n° 823, pl. XXXII (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1938-1007-43)	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Anokhin 20111Anokhin 2011, n° 807-9, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 2066
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cherronesus.anokhin.2011.807-9

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Artemis.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Artemis striking at stag.

Mint and issuing power

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

Chersonesus

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Taurica

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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:

SNG BM Black Sea3SNG BM Black Sea, n° 790-795

Additional data

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