3047 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over uncertain type (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 21)

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|Image overstriking coin=SO 348 - Lysimachia over Lysimachia.png
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|Private collection=Cafer S. Okray coll.
 
|Archaeological context=CH 9, 188: Thrace, 1997, no. 387 (appeared on market in Istanbul, purchased by a dealer from Ankara, then purchased by the collector Cafer S. Okray).
 
|Archaeological context=CH 9, 188: Thrace, 1997, no. 387 (appeared on market in Istanbul, purchased by a dealer from Ankara, then purchased by the collector Cafer S. Okray).
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
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|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
 
|Reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ
 
|Reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ
|Reverse description=Nike left holding wreath and palm.
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|Reverse legend language=Greek
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|Reverse description=Nike left holding wreath and palm
 
|Mint=Lysimachia
 
|Mint=Lysimachia
 
|Ancient region=Thrace
 
|Ancient region=Thrace
|Date from=309
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|Date from=250 BCE
|Date to=220
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|Date to=220 BCE
 
|Period=Hellenistic
 
|Period=Hellenistic
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|Metal=Bronze
 
|Weight=3.61
 
|Weight=3.61
 
|Diameter=17
 
|Diameter=17
|Axis=12 h
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|Axis=12
|Coin reference=M. Arslan, "A hoard of bronze coins of Lysimacheia", in U. Peter (éd.), Stephanos nomismatikos : Edith Schönert-Geiss zum 65. Geburtstag, Berlin, 1998, p. 77-82, no. 21.
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|Coin reference=Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, 21
|Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, no. 914-917.;BMC 5;O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. Part II: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC - Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 3, Lancaster-London, 2017, no. 1500
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|Coin series reference=Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 21; Arslan 1999 ; HGC 3.2, 1500
|Overstruck obverse description=Traces
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|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ
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|Remarks="Traces of overstrike or minting error"
|Overstruck mint=Lysimachia
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace
 
 
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Latest revision as of 13:45, 17 November 2023

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3047


250 BCE - 220 BCE | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 348 - Lysimachia over Lysimachia.png
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Cafer S. Okray coll. Archaeological contextArchaeological context: CH 9, 188: Thrace, 1997, no. 387 (appeared on market in Istanbul, purchased by a dealer from Ankara, then purchased by the collector Cafer S. Okray).

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ (Greek) Nike left holding wreath and palm
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Lysimachia Ancient regionAncient region. Thrace 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. 250 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 220 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.613.61 g <br />3,610 mg <br /> 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).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 21 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Arslan 19981Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 21, Arslan 19992Arslan 1999, HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 1500

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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Traces of overstrike or minting error"

References

  1. ^  Arslan, Melih (1998), "A hoard of bronze coins of Lysimachia", in Ulrike Peter (ed.), Stephanos nomismatikos : Edith Schönert-Geiss zum 65. Geburtstag, Berlin, p. 77-82.
  2. ^  Arslan, Melih (1999), "A Hoard of Bronze Coins of Lysimachia," Belleten, 63/237, p. 403-410.
  3. ^  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.