3626 - Olbia (AE Helios/Horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Brussels, KBR, Marc Bar coll. 356)
From SILVER
250 BCE - 225 BCE | ΟΛ
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO 598 - Olbia (AE Helios-Horses) over uncertain type.jpg
Overstruck variety
Olbia Demeter Perseus.jpeg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Bruxelles, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, Marc Bar 356. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | M. Bar collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Helios facing, wearing radiate crown. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΟΛ (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. | Thrace (Sarmatia) | 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 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 225 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.457.45 g <br />7,450 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | SNG Belgique, Marc Bar, n° 356 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Anokhin 20111Anokhin 2011, n° 449, SNG BM Black Sea2SNG BM Black Sea, n° 610-612, SNG Stancomb3SNG Stancomb, n° 418, HGC 3.24HGC 3.2, n° 1892 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter to left, small head of Perseus to left behind | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | OΛBIO above, ΣΩMO below (Greek) Axe and bow in bowcase |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Olbia | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Thrace (Sarmatia) | 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. 260 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 225 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG BM Black Sea2SNG BM Black Sea, n° 604, SNG Stancomb3SNG Stancomb, n° 379, HGC 3.24HGC 3.2, n° 1890 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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