3066 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over Aesillas (Alexander/club) (Vienna, KHM, 16654)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3066

90 - 60 | ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ / ΦΙΛΙΣKΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 87 - Abydus over uncertain mint.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 16654.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ / ΦΙΛΙΣKΟΥ (Greek) Eagle right. In field, grape. All in wreath.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Abydus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Troas

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. 90 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 60

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.5216.52 g <br />16,520 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm	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).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Callataÿ 1996

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG von Aulock Mysien1SNG von Aulock Mysien, 1453, Callataÿ 19962Callataÿ 1996

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

Macedonia

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 95 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 75

Hellenistic 323-30 BC 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:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: