3417 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/heracles) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Ebay seller gallery perfektsionista)
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|Sale=Ebay seller gallery_perfektsionista | |Sale=Ebay seller gallery_perfektsionista | ||
|Obverse description=Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath. | |Obverse description=Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=HIHIOHIΛIHΛΕΗΛΙΟΙ ? (sic) | |Reverse legend=HIHIOHIΛIHΛΕΗΛΙΟΙ ? (sic) | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Herakles facing, head left, holding club and lion skin. In field, monogram. | |Reverse description=Herakles facing, head left, holding club and lion skin. In field, monogram. | ||
|Mint=Thasos - pretended mint (imitation) | |Mint=Thasos - pretended mint (imitation) | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace - pretended area or imitation from Thrace? | |Ancient region=Thrace - pretended area or imitation from Thrace? | ||
| − | |Date from=168 | + | |Date from=168 BCE |
| − | |Date to=80 | + | |Date to=80 BCE |
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Weight=16.28 | |Weight=16.28 | ||
|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic (reduced) | |Standard=Attic (reduced) | ||
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=HGC 6, n° 358-360 (imitation of this variety) |
| − | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing helmet or head of Alexander | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing helmet or head of Alexander |
|Overstruck reverse description=Owl standing on amphora within oliv wreath or fiscus, club and subsellium within oak wreath. | |Overstruck reverse description=Owl standing on amphora within oliv wreath or fiscus, club and subsellium within oak wreath. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Athens? | |Overstruck mint=Athens? | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 1 June 2023
168 BCE - 80 BCE | HIHIOHIΛIHΛΕΗΛΙΟΙ ? (sic)
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Overstriking coin
SO 430 - Uncertain mint imitating Thasos over Athens?.png
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Ebay seller gallery_perfektsionista | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HIHIOHIΛIHΛΕΗΛΙΟΙ ? (sic) (Greek) Herakles facing, head left, holding club and lion skin. In field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thasos - pretended mint (imitation) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace - pretended area or imitation from Thrace? | Modern countryModern country: | 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. 168 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 80 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.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.2816.28 g <br />16,280 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | |
| StandardStandard.: Attic (reduced) | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 61HGC 6, n° 358-360 (imitation of this variety) |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing helmet or head of Alexander | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Owl standing on amphora within oliv wreath or fiscus, club and subsellium within oak wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Athens? | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Attica? | Modern countryModern country: | 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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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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: | |||
References
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Iionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
