16222 - Amphipolis (AE Zeus/prow) over Prusias II (Dionysus/centaur) (Ebay ancientcoinmarket, 26 July 2019)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 16222

88 BCE - 31 BCE | AMΦIΠO-ΛITΩN

Images

Overstriking coin

2326 - Amphipolis over Prusias I of Bithynia.png

Overstruck variety

Prusias II Amphipolis.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Ebay, seller ancientcoinmarket, July 26, 2019

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus r. wearing a laurel wreath

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AMΦIΠO-ΛITΩN (Greek) Prow of a ship to r. with a monster as acrostolion

Mint and issuing power

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

Amphipolis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Macedon

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, Roman province of Macedonia

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 88 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 31 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: 4.824.82 g <br />4,820 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 22.722.7 mm <br />2.27 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/amphipolis amng iii.2.42

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Dionysos to right, wearing wreath of ivy and fruit

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΠΡΟYΣIOY (Greek) Centaur advancing right, playing lyre

Mint and issuing power

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

Nicomedia

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Bithynia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Prusias II of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, 182-149 BC), Kingdom of Bithynia (late 4th c.-74 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 182 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 149 BCE

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

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

HGC 71HGC 7, n° 629

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	Identification of this difficult coin is courtesy of Leu Numismatik