SO 271 - Uncertain mint imitating Athens over Myrina
From SILVER
164 - 52 | AΘΕ (?)
Images
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΘΕ (?) Owl perched on amphora. In field, Σ (?) and monogram. All within laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Athens - pretended mint (imitation) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Attica - pretended area (imitation) | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 164 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 52 | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.1116.11 g <br />16,110 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | |
StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 185, no. 138 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | O. D. Hoover1O. D. Hoover, vol. 4, no. 1602 (imitation of this variety) |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (visible: Apollo's eye, traces of hair, nose). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (visible: portions of wreath, mots of figure of Apollo, traces of omphalos). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Myrina | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Aeolis | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm ![]() |
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: |
References
- ^ O. D. Hoover