3083 - Amastris (AE Aegis/Nike) over Pontic type (Ares/sword) (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 208)
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|Mint=Amastris | |Mint=Amastris | ||
|Ancient region=Paphlagonia | |Ancient region=Paphlagonia | ||
− | |Date from=95 | + | |Date from=95 BCE |
− | |Date to=85 | + | |Date to=85 BCE |
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Bronze | |Metal=Bronze | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Sword in sheath | |Overstruck reverse description=Sword in sheath | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Pontus | |Overstruck ancient region=Pontus | ||
− | |Overstruck date from=110 | + | |Overstruck date from=110 BCE |
− | |Overstruck date to=90 | + | |Overstruck date to=90 BCE |
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=Tetrachalkon | |Overstruck denomination=Tetrachalkon |
Revision as of 17:46, 15 October 2022
95 BCE - 85 BCE | AMAΣ-TPΕΩΣ
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 208 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Godwyn collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AMAΣ-TPΕΩΣ (Greek) Nike advancing right, wearing chiton, holding wreath and palm. In field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amastris | Ancient regionAncient region. | Paphlagonia | 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. 95 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.76.7 g <br />6,700 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetrachalkon | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1315-1318, Hoover 20122Hoover 2012, no. 361 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Helmeted head of Ares r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (name of the city) (Greek) Sword in sheath |
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 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | Tetrachalkon |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1147 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |