2985 - Leucas (AE Chimera/man headed bull) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Münzen & Medaillen, 23, Oct. 2007, 237)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2985

280 BCE - 250 BCEMonogram ΛΕ

Images

Overstriking coin

Leukas_Chimère_Achelous2.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Münzen und Medaillen, 23, 18 Oct. 2007, n°237.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Monogram ΛΕ (Greek) Chimera left.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of bull with man face (Achelaos). In field, monogram. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Leucas

Ancient regionAncient region.

Acarnania

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

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.524.52 g <br />4,520 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

BCD Akarnania1BCD Akarnania,n°237/238.3-5., BMC Thessaly2BMC Thessaly, n°15-18, p. 175, HGC 43HGC 4, n°862

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Macedon

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC)

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:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"überprägt auf eine Bronze des Philippos II. von Makedonien"