2503 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (Copenhagen, National Museum)
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+ | |Image overstriking coin=SO 1175 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim over uncertain mint.png | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=1175 Timarchus.png | ||
|Museum collection=Copenhagen, National Museum | |Museum collection=Copenhagen, National Museum | ||
|Archaeological context=Hoard from Persia (Susa area ?) according to Le Rider 1965 | |Archaeological context=Hoard from Persia (Susa area ?) according to Le Rider 1965 | ||
|Obverse description=Jugate heads of Demetrios diademed and Ladike draped and wearing stephane right. | |Obverse description=Jugate heads of Demetrios diademed and Ladike draped and wearing stephane right. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Tyche seated left, throne supported by winged tritoness, holding scepter and cornucopia. In outside left field, letter or monogram (?) and palm. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Tyche seated left, throne supported by winged tritoness, holding scepter and cornucopia. In outside left field, letter or monogram (?) and palm. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | |Mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | ||
|Ancient region=Mesopotamia | |Ancient region=Mesopotamia | ||
− | |Authority=Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC) | + | |Authority=Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC); Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
− | |Date from=161 | + | |Date from=161 BCE |
− | |Date to=150 | + | |Date to=150 BCE |
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Weight=15.74 | |Weight=15.74 | ||
− | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=tetradrachm |
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Le Rider 1965, p. 142, pl. XXVII, G |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=SC II, n° 1686-1689 |
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1686 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Timarchos right, wearing crested helmet. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Timarchos right, wearing crested helmet. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΛΟΥ ΤΙΜΑΡΧΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΛΟΥ ΤΙΜΑΡΧΟΥ | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Dioscuri riding right, wearing spears and palms. | |Overstruck reverse description=Dioscuri riding right, wearing spears and palms. | ||
|Overstruck authority=Timarchus (satrap of Media in c. 175-163 BC and Seleucid usurper in 162-161 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Timarchus (satrap of Media in c. 175-163 BC and Seleucid usurper in 162-161 BC) | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
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Revision as of 16:44, 2 June 2023
161 BCE - 150 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Copenhagen, National Museum | |
Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Hoard from Persia (Susa area ?) according to Le Rider 1965 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Jugate heads of Demetrios diademed and Ladike draped and wearing stephane right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek) Tyche seated left, throne supported by winged tritoness, holding scepter and cornucopia. In outside left field, letter or monogram (?) and palm. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seleuceia ad Tigrim | Ancient regionAncient region. | Mesopotamia | Modern countryModern country: Iraq | 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: | Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 161 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE | hellenistic 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: 15.7415.74 g <br />15,740 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm ![]() |
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Le Rider 1965, p. 142, pl. XXVII, G | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC II1SC II, n° 1686-1689 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Timarchos right, wearing crested helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΛΟΥ ΤΙΜΑΡΧΟΥ (Greek) Dioscuri riding right, wearing spears and palms. |
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: | Timarchus (satrap of Media in c. 175-163 BC and Seleucid usurper in 162-161 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
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm ![]() |
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
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables