SO 734 - Pella over Thessalonica
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=SO 734 - Pella over Thessalonica.jpg | ||
|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection | |Private collection=D. MacDonald collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. | |Obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
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|Mint=Pella | |Mint=Pella | ||
|Ancient region=Macedon | |Ancient region=Macedon | ||
| − | |Date from=148 | + | |Date from=148 BCE |
| − | |Date to=140 | + | |Date to=140 BCE |
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=9.15 | |Weight=9.15 | ||
|Diameter=21 | |Diameter=21 | ||
| − | |Axis=3 | + | |Axis=3 |
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Denomination=drachma |
| − | |Coin series reference= ; H. Gaebler, Die antiken Münzen von Makedonia und Paionia, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands Vol. III, Part 2, Berlin, 1935, p. 95, no. 8.;O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, Sixth to First Centuries BC - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 3, Lancaster-London, 2016, no. 618 | + | |Standard=Attic |
| + | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 84, n° 63 ; MacDonald, "Macedonian civic bronze overstrikes and circulation areas" (translated in Greek by A. P. Tzamalis), Nomismatika chronika 19 (2000), p. 119, no. 1 (pl. 1, 1); | ||
| + | |Coin series reference=; H. Gaebler, Die antiken Münzen von Makedonia und Paionia, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands Vol. III, Part 2, Berlin, 1935, p. 95, no. 8.;O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, Sixth to First Centuries BC - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 3, Lancaster-London, 2016, no. 618 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right (visible: entire face of Dionysos from frontal hair locks to bottom of chin). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right (visible: entire face of Dionysos from frontal hair locks to bottom of chin). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΘΕΣ(ΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ) | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΘΕΣ(ΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ) | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Pegasus flying right. In field, monogram (visible: back half of Pegasus). | |Overstruck reverse description=Pegasus flying right. In field, monogram (visible: back half of Pegasus). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | |Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 22 May 2023
148 BCE - 140 BCE | ΠΕΛΛΗΣ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 734 - Pella over Thessalonica.jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΕΛΛΗΣ Bull standing right. Under his belly, monogram. In right field, monogram? |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Pella | Ancient regionAncient region. | Macedon | 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. 148 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 140 BCE | 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: 9.159.15 g <br />9,150 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 84, n° 63, MacDonald, "Macedonian civic bronze overstrikes and circulation areas" (translated in Greek by A. P. Tzamalis), Nomismatika chronika 19 (2000), p. 119, no. 1 (pl. 1, 1) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | H. Gaebler1H. Gaebler, Die antiken Münzen von Makedonia und Paionia, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands Vol. III, Part 2, Berlin, 1935, p. 95, no. 8., O. D. Hoover2O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, Sixth to First Centuries BC - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 3, Lancaster-London, 2016, no. 618 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Dionysos right (visible: entire face of Dionysos from frontal hair locks to bottom of chin). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΘΕΣ(ΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ) (Greek) Pegasus flying right. In field, monogram (visible: back half of Pegasus). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Thessalonica | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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: | Gaebler3Gaebler, vol 3, part 2, p. 118, no. 4. |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
