2997 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (heracles/lion) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.36186)
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+ | |Image overstriking coin=SO 434 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.png | ||
|Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.36186 | |Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.36186 | ||
|Private collection=E. T. Newell collection | |Private collection=E. T. Newell collection | ||
|Obverse description=Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | |Obverse description=Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣΕΥΘΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΣΕΥΘΟΥ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. | |Reverse description=Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. | ||
|Mint=Seuthopolis | |Mint=Seuthopolis | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | |Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | ||
− | |Date from=324 | + | |Date from=324 BCE |
− | |Date to=323 | + | |Date to=323 BCE |
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=3.62 | |Weight=3.62 | ||
− | |Axis=9 | + | |Axis=9 |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=HGC 3.2, n° 1714 |
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Overstruck authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC) | ||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 01:53, 2 June 2023
324 BCE - 323 BCE | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.36186 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | E. T. Newell collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek) Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seuthopolis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | 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: | Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 324 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 323 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.623.62 g <br />3,620 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> | |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 3.21 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 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: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.