3318 - Macedonia (uncertain mint) (Andriscus) (drachma Andriscus/Heracles) over Thessalian League (Apollo/Athena) (Berk, 127, June 2002, 147)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3318

149 BCE - 147 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 885 - Uncertain mint in Macedon over uncertain mint.png

Overstruck variety

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Berk 127 (25/06/2002), lot 147.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Philip Andriscos right, waering diadem.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek) Heracles facing, naked, holding club, a lion skin and cornucopia.

Mint and issuing power

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

Uncertain mint

Ancient regionAncient region.

Macedon

Modern countryModern country: unknown

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:

Andriscus of Macedon (Macedonian king, 149-148 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 149 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 147 BCE

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

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.14.1 g <br />4,100 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
		StandardStandard.: Attic (reduced)

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

HGC 3.11HGC 3.1, n° 1101

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head right, wearing laurel wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΘΕΣΣΑΛΩΝ (Greek) Athena right, wearing peplos and helmet, holding spear and shield. In field, Π-I.

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:

Thessalian league

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:

double victoriatus

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	The head of Athena of the undertype is visible at the bottom of the reverse