3646 - Chersonesus (AR trihemidrachm or siglos) over Chersonesus (Artemis/Artemis) (BM, 1938-10-7.43)
From SILVER
110 BCE - 90 BCE | XEP
Images
Overstruck variety
Chersonesus Artemis.jpeg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1938,1007.43 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Sir Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Artemis-Tyche right, wearing wall crown, at shoulder quiver and bow. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | XEP (Greek) Stag standing right. Below, ΔIOTIMOY (magistrate name). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Chersonesos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Taurica | Modern countryModern country: Russia (Crimea) | 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. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.163.16 g <br />3,160 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: trihemidrachm or siglos | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Persic or Chian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | SNG BM Black Sea, n° 823, pl. XXXII (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1938-1007-43) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Anokhin 20111Anokhin 2011, 807-9, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 2066 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Artemis. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Artemis striking at stag. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Chersonesus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG BM Black Sea3SNG BM Black Sea, n° 790-795. |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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