1476 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Borysthenes/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 94, Feb. 2022, 294)
From SILVER
250 - 225 | ΟΛ below
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 94, 24 Feb. 2022, 294 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Radiate head of Helios facing | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΟΛ below (Greek) Conjoined foreparts of two horses |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Olbia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Scythia | Modern countryModern country: Ukraine | 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. 250 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 225 | 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.611.6 g <br />11,600 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1967739&AucID=4656&Lot=294 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Stancomb 3791SNG Stancomb 379 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Horned head of the river-god Borysthenes to left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | OΛBIO (Greek) Axe and bow in bow-case |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Olbia | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Scythia | Modern countryModern country: Ukraine | 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. 350 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG Moskau 1844-62SNG Moskau 1844-6 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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