2897 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Artemis) over Lysimachia (Heracles/Nike) (CNG, EA 124, Oct. 2005, 122)
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|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Nike left holding wreath and palm. | |Overstruck reverse description=Nike left holding wreath and palm. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Lysimachia | |Overstruck mint=Lysimachia | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | |Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | ||
| + | |Overstruck authority=Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=SNG Copenhagen 902 | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG Copenhagen 902 | ||
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225 BCE - 198 BCE | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 330 - Lysimachia over Lysimachia.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group EA 124 (12/10/2005), lot 122. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ (Greek) Artemis standing right, holding long torch. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Lysimachia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | 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: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 225 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 198 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.2411.24 g <br />11,240 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals1SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, no. 903-904, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1495 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ (Greek) Nike left holding wreath and palm. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Lysimachia | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG Copenhagen 9023SNG Copenhagen 902 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
