3223 - Comana (AE Dionysus/thyrsus) over Pontic type (Perseus/pilei) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.41396)
From SILVER
85 - 65 | KOMA-NΩN
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.41396 | |
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.: | KOMA-NΩN (Greek) Thyrsus with fillet. In field, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Comana | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.63.6 g <br />3,600 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, no. 7) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1264, Callataÿ 20072Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, no. 7), Hoover 20123Hoover 2012, no. 283 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bare-headed bust of Perseus right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (name of the city) (Greek) Cornucopiae between pilei surmounted by stars |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pontus | 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. 110 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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