3911 - Epidaurus (hemidrachm Asclepius/monogram) over Phlius (bull/phi) (Burgan, 16, Dec. 1983, 216)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3911

255 - 250Ε | ΕΠ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2205 - Epidaurus over Phlius.jpg [Nomos AG, 24, 22 May 2022, lot 131.]

Overstruck variety

SO 6 - Epidaurus over Phlius overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg [LHS Numismatik AG, 102, 29 April 2008, lot 205]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Nomos AG, 24, 22 May 2022, lot 131 = Burgan VSO 16, 4 December 1983, 216.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	From the Maleatas Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Ε (Greek) Laureate and bearded head of Asklepios to left, behind, Ε.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΕΠ (Greek) Monogram of ΕΠ within laurel wreath

Mint and issuing power

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

Epidaurus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Argolid

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. 255 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250

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: 2.652.65 g <br />2,650 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Hemidrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Requier 19931Requier 1993, Series 2, 159-173 (D1/R1, these dies), LHS 96 20062LHS 96 2006, nos 1237-1238 (same dies)

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bull butting to left, head lowered and turned to face the viewer.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Φ (Greek) Φ within ivy wreath with four inner leaves, and rosette of nine berries above.

Mint and issuing power

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

Phlius

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Peloponnesus

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. 280 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270

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

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

Hemidrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

aeginetic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	LHS 96 20062LHS 96 2006, nos. 132ff
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=216606&AucID=302&Lot=205

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	Traces of overstriking, probably on a hemidrachm of Phlious,