SO 585 - Athens over Athens

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3198

42 BCE - 39 BCE | AΘE

Images

Overstriking coin

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Overstruck variety

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Location/history

	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	Athenian Agora, Γ-170

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AΘE (Greek) Zeus right, brandishing thunderbolt, eagle perched on his extended left arm. In field, grain ear.

Mint and issuing power

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

Athens

Ancient regionAncient region.

Attica

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 42 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 39 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: 4.84.8 g <br />4,800 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Kroll 1993, n°137e.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Svoronos 1923-19261Svoronos 1923-1926, p 80, n°25-28., Kroll 19932Kroll 1993, n°137, HGC 43HGC 4, n°1712
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.kroll 1993.137

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Demeter r., wearing veil, border of dots

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AΘE (Greek) Triptolemos l., holding wheat ears in r. hand and scepter in l., seated in winged chariot drawn by two snakes.

Mint and issuing power

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

Athens

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Attica

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 84 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 30 BCE

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

Physical description

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Kroll 19932Kroll 1993, n°127
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.kroll 1993.127-8

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on AE 2"