1365 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over uncertain mint (incuse square) (Christie’s Genève, 12 May 1984, 2)
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|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
− | |Coin series reference=Prokopov 2006, Group XVI (close to ODA 23 | + | |Coin series reference=Prokopov 2006, Group XVI (close to ODA 23) |
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
|Level of confidence=uncertain | |Level of confidence=uncertain | ||
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120 BCE - 60 BCE | ΗΡΑΚΛΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ / ΘΡΑΚΩΝ
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Thasos on uncertain (incuse square) - Christie’s (Genève), 12 May 1984, 2.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Christie’s (Genève), 12 May 1984, 2 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΗΡΑΚΛΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ / ΘΡΑΚΩΝ (Greek) Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his shoulder and left arm, resting right hand on club, in the inner left field, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thasos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | 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. 120 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 60 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | ||
StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Prokopov 20061Prokopov 2006, Group XVI (close to ODA 23) |
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: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | uncertain |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Prokopov, Ilya (2006), Die Silberprägung der Insel Thasos und die Tetradrachmen des "thasischen Typs" vom 2.-1. Jahrhundert v. Chr., Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin, 342 p., 118 p. of plates