1272 - Maroneia (tetradrachm Dionysus/Dionysus) over Aesillas (Alexander/club) (Copenhagen, SNG Fabricius 301)
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|Reverse description=Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right | |Reverse description=Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right | ||
|Mint=Maroneia | |Mint=Maroneia | ||
| − | |Date from= | + | |Ancient region=Thrace |
| + | |Authority=Roman Republic | ||
| + | |Date from=85 BCE | ||
|Date to=70 BCE | |Date to=70 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
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|Weight=16.76 | |Weight=16.76 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=tetradrachm |
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 7 |
| + | |Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987; Bauslaugh 2000, 92; HGC 3.2, n° 1556; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 7 | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend=MAKEΔONΩN | |Overstruck obverse legend=MAKEΔONΩN | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Q Money chest, club, and chair; all within laurel wreath | |Overstruck reverse description=Q Money chest, club, and chair; all within laurel wreath | ||
|Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | |Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | ||
| − | |Overstruck authority=Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC) | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon |
| + | |Overstruck authority=Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC); Roman Republic | ||
|Overstruck date from=95 BCE | |Overstruck date from=95 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=65 BCE | |Overstruck date to=65 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| − | |Overstruck denomination= | + | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm |
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Bauslaugh 2000 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Bauslaugh 2000 | ||
Latest revision as of 20:49, 12 November 2023
85 BCE - 70 BCE | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
Maroneia on Aesillas - SNG Fabricius 301.jpg
Overstruck variety
Maroneia on Aesillas - SNG Fabricius 301 overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | SNG Fabricius 301 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN (Greek) Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Maroneia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.7616.76 g <br />16,760 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 7 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, Bauslaugh 20002Bauslaugh 2000, 92, HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 1556, Callataÿ 2021a4Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 7 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAKEΔONΩN (Greek) Head of the deified Alexander the Great right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AESILLAS (Latin) Q Money chest, club, and chair, all within laurel wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Thessalonica | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC), Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 95 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Bauslaugh 20002Bauslaugh 2000 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Schönert-Geiss, Edith (1987), Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Griechische Münzwerk. Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike 26, Berlin.
- a b Bauslaugh, Robert A. (2000), Silver coinage with the types of Aesillas the Quaestor, Numismatic Studies 22, New York.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2021), “On pattern and purpose of overstrikes of late Hellenistic tetradrachms in Thrace Macedonia”, in Ulrike Peter and Bernhard Weisser (eds.), Thrace. Local coinage and regional identity, Berlin Studies of the Ancient World 77, Berlin, Topoi, p. 263-289.
