1459 - Boeotia (uncertain mint) (Boeotian League) (AE Demeter/Poseidon) over Antigonus Gonatas (Heracles/rider) (Solidus Numismatik, 85, Sept. 2021, 228)
From SILVER
225 - 215 | BOIΩTΩN
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Solidus Numismatik, 85, 21 Sept. 2021, 228 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Peter Robert Franke coll. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) face slighty right, wearing wreath of grain-ears | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BOIΩTΩN (Greek) Poseidon standing left, resting foot on rock and leaning on trident |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region. | Boeotia | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Boeotian league |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 225 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 | 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: 4.034.03 g <br />4,030 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Catalogue BCD Boiotia1Catalogue BCD Boiotia, 100 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Helmeted head of Athena right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Pan right, erecting trophy to right, B-A across upper field, monogram of Antigonos between legs |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Amphipolis; Pella | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedonia | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Antigonus II Gonatas (Antigonid king, 277/6-239 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 277 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 239 | 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 Copenhagen 12052SNG Copenhagen 1205 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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