24929 - Leucas (AE chimera/man headed bull) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Jacquier, 52, Sept. 2023, 54)
From SILVER
350 BCE - 300 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Paul-Francis Jacquier, 52, 15 Sept. 2023, n°54 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Chimera, left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Achelous left. In field, monogram (MK). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Akarnania | Ancient regionAncient region. | Leucas | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE | Classic or Hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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: 4.484.48 g <br />4,480 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=11438295 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Cop.1SNG Cop., n°369, BCD2BCD, Akarnanien, n°236 |
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 | Modern countryModern country: | 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. 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 Bronze des Philippos II von Makedonien" | ||
