3453 - Thrace (uncertain mint) (Mostis) (tetradrachm Mostis/Athena) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (London, BM, Knight, 103.1): Difference between revisions
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|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Mostis (king of the Caeni, 130-90 BC) | |Authority=Mostis (king of the Caeni, 130-90 BC) | ||
|Weight=16 | |Weight=16.23 | ||
|Diameter=38 | |Diameter=38 | ||
|Axis=12 h | |Axis=12 h | ||
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| ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΟΣΤΙΔΟΣ ΕΠΙΣΑΔΑΛΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣΛΗ
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, RPK,p103.1.Mos | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | R. P. Knight |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of the King, right, diademed and wearing chlamys | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΟΣΤΙΔΟΣ ΕΠΙΣΑΔΑΛΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣΛΗ Athena, wearing helmet chiton and peplos, seated left on throne, against which she leans shield, she holds in right hand, Nike crowning King's name, her left rests on seat. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Uncertain mint | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: unknown | 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: | Mostis (king of the Caeni, 130-90 BC) |
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
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.2316.23 g <br />16,230 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3838 mm <br />3.8 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Catalogue of Greek coins: the Tauric Chersonese, Sarmatia, Dacia, Moesia, Thrace, &c, p. 206.1 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
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: | Thasos | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Thrace | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm 
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
