3066 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over Aesillas (Alexander/club) (Vienna, KHM, 16654)
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|Museum collection=Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 16654. | |Museum collection=Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 16654. | ||
|Obverse description=Bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver. Border of dots. | ||
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|Mint=Abydus | |Mint=Abydus | ||
|Ancient region=Troas | |Ancient region=Troas | ||
| − | |Date from=90 | + | |Date from=90 BCE |
| − | |Date to=60 | + | |Date to=60 BCE |
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=16.52 | |Weight=16.52 | ||
|Diameter=31 | |Diameter=31 | ||
| − | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=tetradrachm |
| + | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference=Callataÿ 1996 | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 1996 | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG von Aulock Mysien, 1453; Callataÿ 1996 | |Coin series reference=SNG von Aulock Mysien, 1453; Callataÿ 1996 | ||
| − | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck obverse legend=MAKEΔONΩN |
| − | |Overstruck authority=Roman Republic | + | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek |
| − | |Overstruck date from=95 | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of the deified Alexander the Great right |
| − | |Overstruck date to=75 | + | |Overstruck reverse legend=AESILLAS |
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Latin | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath | ||
| + | |Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | ||
| + | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
| + | |Overstruck authority=Roman Republic; Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC) | ||
| + | |Overstruck date from=95 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=75 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| − | |Overstruck denomination= | + | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm |
| + | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Callataÿ 1996b; Bauslaugh 2000 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:24, 16 November 2023
90 BCE - 60 BCE | ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ / ΦΙΛΙΣKΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 87 - Abydus over uncertain mint.jpg
Overstruck variety
_over_Aesillas_(Vienna,_KM,_16654)_overstruck_variety.jpg)
87 - Abydus (tetradrachm) over Aesillas (Vienna, KM, 16654) overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 16654. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ / ΦΙΛΙΣKΟΥ (Greek) Eagle right. In field, grape. All in wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Abydus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Troas | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 60 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: 16.5216.52 g <br />16,520 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 /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 1996 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG von Aulock Mysien1SNG von Aulock Mysien, 1453, Callataÿ 19962Callataÿ 1996 |
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) Money chest, club, and chair, all within 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: | Roman Republic, Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC) |
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.. 75 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: | Callataÿ 1996b3Callataÿ 1996b, Bauslaugh 20004Bauslaugh 2000 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1996), "Abydos sur Aesillas", in Anatupo apo to afiervma sth Mantv Oikonomidou "Xarakthr", Athens, p. 81-91.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1996), "Les monnaies au nom d'Aesillas", in T. Hackens (ed.), Italiam Fato Profugi Hesperinaque Venerunt Litora. Numismatic Studies Dedicated to Vladimir and Elvira Eliza Clain-Stefanelli, Numismatica Lovaniensia 12, Louvain-la-Neuve, p. 113-151.
- ^ Bauslaugh, Robert A. (2000), Silver coinage with the types of Aesillas the Quaestor, Numismatic Studies 22, New York.
