3234 - Thrace (uncertain mint) (Cavarus) (AE Apollo/Nike) over Mesembria (helmet/shield) (MacDonald coll., 70): Difference between revisions
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|Reverse description=Nike standing left, holding palm and wreath. In field, monogram. | |Reverse description=Nike standing left, holding palm and wreath. In field, monogram. | ||
|Mint= | |Mint=Thrace (uncertain mint) | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Cavarus (king of Thrace, 219-210 BCE) | |Authority=Cavarus (king of Thrace, 219-210 BCE) | ||
Latest revision as of 15:00, 19 November 2023
219 BCE - 210 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΑΥΑΡΟΥ or corruption of the legend
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 454 - Uncertain mint in Thrace over Mesembria.jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Mesembria_helmet_shield.jpg [1]
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454 Mesembria (drawing).jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΑΥΑΡΟΥ or corruption of the legend (Greek) Nike standing left, holding palm and wreath. In field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thrace (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | 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: | Cavarus (king of Thrace, 219-210 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 219 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 210 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: 6.116.11 g <br />6,110 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2626 mm <br />2.6 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 94, n° 70 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Stancomb1SNG Stancomb, n° 304 (imitation of this variety)., SNG BM Black Sea2SNG BM Black Sea, n° 194-196 (imitation of this variety)., HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 1357 (imitation of this variety). |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Helmet with cheek pieces right (visible: outline of top and back of helmet, part of cheek piece). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ME(TAMB)PIANΩΝ (Greek) Oval shield seen from inside (visible: most of shield). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Mesembria | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | 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. 250 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 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 Stancomb1SNG Stancomb, n° 229-230, Karayotov 20094Karayotov 2009, pl. I.8. |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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References
- a b Sylloge nummorum graecorum. Great Britain. Volume 11, The William Stancomb Collection of coins of the Black Sea Region, Oxford, 2000, liii p. of plates, map ; 31 cm.
- ^ Price, Martin J. (1993), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain, Volume IX, British Museum, Part 1: The Black Sea, London, [132] p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.
- ^ Karayotov, Ivan (2009), The coinage of Mesambria. Vol. II. Bronze coins of Mesambria, Burgas.
