3541 - Tomis (Lysimachus) (AU Alexander/Athena) over Lysimachus (Goldberg, 45, May 2008, 1261)
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|Mint=Tomis | |Mint=Tomis | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
− | |Authority=Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC); Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC) | + | |Authority=Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC); Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC); Pontic kingdom |
|Date from=100 BCE | |Date from=100 BCE | ||
|Date to=85 BCE | |Date to=85 BCE |
Revision as of 10:39, 29 June 2023
100 BCE - 85 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Ira & Larry Goldberg, 28, 20 Feb. 2005, 649 = Ira & Larry Goldberg, 45, 25 May 2008, 1261 = Heritage sale signature, 3006, 10 Sept. 2009, 20049 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of deified Alexander the Great right, wearing diadem. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ (Greek) Athena enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, left elbow resting on shield. On throne, TO. Beneath arm, ΛΥ. In exergue, trident. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tomis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Romania | 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), Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 100 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Gold ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.288.28 g <br />8,280 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater ![]() |
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StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Callataÿ 1997a1Callataÿ 1997a, p. 141-142, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1931 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Alexander the Great right, wearing diadem. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ (Greek) Athena enthroned left, holding Nike, left hand on shield. |
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: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 150 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on earlier Mithradatic Tomis issue" (nb: or another late posthumous Lysimachus - but not a double strike) |
References
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies, Numismatica Lovaniensia 18, Louvain-la-Neuve, XIII + 481 p. et 54 pl.
- ^ 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.