2997 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (heracles/lion) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.36186)
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{{Overstrike | {{Overstrike | ||
| + | |Image overstriking coin=SO 434 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.png | ||
| + | |Image reference overstriking coin=http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.36186?lang=fr | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Cassander lion crouching.jpeg | ||
|Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.36186 | |Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.36186 | ||
|Private collection=E. T. Newell collection | |Private collection=E. T. Newell collection | ||
|Obverse description=Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | |Obverse description=Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣΕΥΘΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΣΕΥΘΟΥ | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. | |Reverse description=Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. | ||
|Mint=Seuthopolis | |Mint=Seuthopolis | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | |Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | ||
| − | |Date from= | + | |Date from=309 BCE |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=275 BCE |
| − | |Weight=3 | + | |Period=Hellenistic |
| − | |Axis=9 | + | |Metal=Bronze |
| − | |Coin | + | |Weight=3.62 |
| + | |Axis=9 | ||
| + | |Coin reference=http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.36186?lang=fr | ||
| + | |Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 1725; HGC 3.2, n° 1713-1714 | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΚΑΣΣΑΝ - ΔΡΟΥ | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Lion couchant to right | ||
| + | |Overstruck mint=Pella | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
| − | |Overstruck authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC) | + | |Overstruck authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC); Macedonian kingdom |
| + | |Overstruck date from=317 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=305 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 3.1, n° 995 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cassander.amng.iii.2.1-2 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:20, 17 November 2023
309 BCE - 275 BCE | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 434 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.png [1]
Overstruck variety
Cassander lion crouching.jpeg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.36186 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | E. T. Newell collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Male head (Zeus? Seuthes?) right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek) Horsman (Seuthes?) riding to right. Below, star. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seuthopolis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | 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: | Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 309 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 275 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.623.62 g <br />3,620 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.36186?lang=fr | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I1Sear I, n° 1725, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1713-1714 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΚΑΣΣΑΝ - ΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Lion couchant to right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Pella | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 317 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 305 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 3.13HGC 3.1, n° 995 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
