3047 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over uncertain type (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 21)
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|Archaeological context=CH 9, 188: Thrace, 1997, no. 387 (appeared on market in Istanbul, purchased by a dealer from Ankara, then purchased by the collector Cafer S. Okray). | |Archaeological context=CH 9, 188: Thrace, 1997, no. 387 (appeared on market in Istanbul, purchased by a dealer from Ankara, then purchased by the collector Cafer S. Okray). | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ | |Reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Nike left holding wreath and palm. | |Reverse description=Nike left holding wreath and palm. | ||
|Mint=Lysimachia | |Mint=Lysimachia | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
− | |Date from=309 | + | |Date from=309 BCE |
− | |Date to=220 | + | |Date to=220 BCE |
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=3.61 | |Weight=3.61 | ||
|Diameter=17 | |Diameter=17 | ||
− | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 21. |
− | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, | + | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, n° 914-917.; BMC 5 ; HGC 3.2, n° 1500 |
− | |Overstruck obverse description=Traces | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Traces of overstrike or minting error |
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=countermark: lobster (?). Purchased separately | ||
|Overstruck mint=Lysimachia | |Overstruck mint=Lysimachia | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | |Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | ||
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Revision as of 22:51, 1 June 2023
309 BCE - 220 BCE | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ
Location/history
Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | CH 9, 188: Thrace, 1997, no. 387 (appeared on market in Istanbul, purchased by a dealer from Ankara, then purchased by the collector Cafer S. Okray). |
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) Nike left holding wreath and palm. |
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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 309 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 220 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.613.61 g <br />3,610 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 21. | 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, n° 914-917., BMC 52BMC 5, HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 1500 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Traces of overstrike or minting error | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ (Greek) countermark: lobster (?). Purchased separately |
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: |
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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |