255 BCE - 250 BC | monogram (EΠ)
Overstriking coin
SO 7 - Epidaurus over Phlius.jpg
Overstruck variety
SO 6 - Epidaurus over Phlius overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Classical Numismatic Group (23/05/2007), no. 320 ; LHS 96 (8/05/2006), no. 1238.
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| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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BCD Coll.
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Asclepius left, wearing laurel wreath. In field, E.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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monogram (EΠ) (Greek) Monogram within laurel wreath.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Epidaurus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Peloponnesus
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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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:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 255 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BC
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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: 2.732.73 g <br />2,730 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Aeginetic
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Requier 1993, series 3 [2], D1/R1, 171.
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Requier 19931Requier 1993, series 3 [2], D1/R1, 171, LHS 96 20062LHS 96 2006, no. 1237-1239 and 1241, HGC 53HGC 5, n° 724
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| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bull butting to left, head lowered and turned to face the viewer.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Φ (Greek) Φ within ivy wreath with four inner leaves, and rosette of nine berries above
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Phlius
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Peloponnesus (Phliasia)
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 280 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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hemidrachm
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References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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frequent
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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sure
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"Clear traces of overstriking on a hemidrachm of Phlious on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. The original Phlious reverse with F within wreath can easily be seen underneath the present reverse type"
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