1311 - Maroneia (tetradrachm Dionysus/Dionysus O53) over Lysimachus (Alexander/Athena) (New York, ANS, 1966.75.68)
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| + | |Museum collection=New York, ANS = SNG Berry 497 | ||
| + | |Obverse description=Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ||
| + | |Reverse legend=ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Reverse description=Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right | ||
| + | |Mint=Maroneia | ||
| + | |Date from=120 | ||
| + | |Date to=70 | ||
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
| + | |Weight=16.77 | ||
| + | |Axis=12 | ||
| + | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
| + | |Standard=Attic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, n° 1160 (O53-R159); Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 8 | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of the deified Alexander the Great right | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Athena seated left, Nike crowning royal name in outstretched right hand, resting left arm on grounded shield decorated with gorgoneion head boss, transverse spear in background | ||
| + | |Overstruck authority=Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) | ||
| + | |Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
| + | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=strong | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
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Overstriking coin
Maroneia on Lysimachus - SNG Berry 497.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, ANS = SNG Berry 497 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN (Greek) Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Maroneia | 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 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.7716.77 g <br />16,770 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, n° 1160 (O53-R159), Callataÿ 2021a2Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 8 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of the deified Alexander the Great right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY (Greek) Athena seated left, Nike crowning royal name in outstretched right hand, resting left arm on grounded shield decorated with gorgoneion head boss, transverse spear in background |
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: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
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 | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Schönert-Geiss, Edith (1987), Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Griechische Münzwerk. Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike 26, Berlin.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2021), “On pattern and purpose of overstrikes of late Hellenistic tetradrachms in Thrace Macedonia”, in Ulrike Peter and Bernhard Weisser (eds.), Thrace. Local coinage and regional identity, Berlin Studies of the Ancient World 77, Berlin, Topoi, p. 263-289.
