3072 - Amisus (AE Dionysus/thyrsus) over Pontic type (panther/thyrsus) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.41279)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3072

105 BCE - 85 BCE | AMIΣOY

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 32 - Amisus over uncertain mint.jpg

Overstruck variety

SO 32 - Amisus over uncertain mint overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.41279
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	E. T. Newell collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Dionysus right, wearing mitra and ivy wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AMIΣOY (Greek) Thyrsus with fillet. In field, monograms.

Mint and issuing power

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

Amisus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Pontus

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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:

Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 105 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 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: 3.133.13 g <br />3,130 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:

Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amisos, no. 5)

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1129-1133, Callataÿ 20072Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amisos, no. 5), HGC 73HGC 7, n° 251

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Panther standing right, placing forepaw on head of stag to right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

(name of the city) (Greek) Filleted thyrsos resting against cista mystica draped with panther skin

Mint and issuing power

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

Amisus

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Pontus

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 100 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 95 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	weak
RemarksRemarks: