1398 - Thasos (tetradrachm imitation Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens 123/122 BCE (Alexander/club) (Boljarino hoard)
From SILVER
70 BCE - 40 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Thasos (imitation) on Athens (123-122) - Boljarino hoard.jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
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Thasos (imitation) on Athens (123-122) - Boljarino hoard overstruck variety.jpg [1]
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Thasos (imitation) on Athens (123-122) - Boljarino hoard overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Boljarino hoard, inv. 2281 | |
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Boljarino Hoard (IGCH 775) |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his shoulder and left arm, resting right hand on club, in the inner left field, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thasos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | 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. 70 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 40 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: 16.2016.2 g <br />16,200 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Lukanc 19961Lukanc 1996, Callataÿ - Prokopov 19952Callataÿ - Prokopov 1995, p. 7, n° 15, pl. 2 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | A-ΘE / ΜΙΚ-ΙΩΝ / ΕΥΡ-ΥΚΛΕΙ (Greek) Owl standing facing on amphora to right, symbol to right, letter on amphora, all within olive wreath |
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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 124 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 123 BCE | 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: | Tetradrachm | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Thompson 19613Thompson 1961, n° 473-489 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Lukanc, Ivo (1996), Les imitations des monnaies d'Alexandre le Grand et de Thasos, Wetteren, Cultura
- ^ Callataÿ, François de - Prokopov, Ilja (1995), "The Boljarino Hoard (IGCH 975 - near Plovdiv)", in Revue belge de Numismatique, 141, p. 5-12, pl. 1-3.
- ^ Thompson, Margaret (1961), The new style silver coinage of Athens, Numismatic Studies 10, New York, 2 vol.
