168 BCE - 150 BCE | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ
Overstriking coin
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Traces of the overstruck variety
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (Greek) Trident orned with dolphins. In right field, triskeles (?).
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Amphipolis
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Macedon
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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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Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 168 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE
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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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.58.5 g <br />8,500 mg <br />
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bust of Demeter facing, veiled (visible: slight traces of top of head).
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΠΕΛ(ΛΗΣ) Bull standing right, head lowered. Below bull and to right, monograms. In exergue, ear of grain (visible: rump, hind legs, and most of body of bull).
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Pella
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Macedon
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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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
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