3423 - Pella (Cassander) (AE Heracles/lion) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Rauch, 73, May 2004, 161)

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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 406 (27/09/2017), no. 201; Rauch 73 (17/05/2004), no. 161.
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 872 - Pella over uncertain mint.jpg
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|Image overstruck variety=Philip_II_Apollo_rider.jpg
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|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=943877&AucID=1818&Lot=95
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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 406 (27/09/2017), lot 201; Rauch 73 (17/05/2004), lot 161.
 
|Private collection=Belgica Collection
 
|Private collection=Belgica Collection
 
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots.
 
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots.
|Reverse legend=ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ  
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|Reverse legend=ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ
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|Reverse legend language=Greek
 
|Reverse description=Lion reclining right. In right field, torch.
 
|Reverse description=Lion reclining right. In right field, torch.
 
|Mint=Pella
 
|Mint=Pella
 
|Ancient region=Macedon
 
|Ancient region=Macedon
 
|Authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC)
 
|Authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC)
|Date from=316
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|Date from=316 BCE
|Date to=305
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|Date to=305 BCE
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|Period=Hellenistic
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|Metal=Bronze
 
|Weight=3.75
 
|Weight=3.75
 
|Diameter=16.5
 
|Diameter=16.5
|Axis=5 h
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|Axis=5
|Coin series reference=O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, Sixth to First Centuries BC - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 3, Lancaster-London, 2016, no. 995
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|Coin series reference=HGC 3.1, 995
 
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo.
 
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo.
 
|Overstruck reverse description=Horsman right.
 
|Overstruck reverse description=Horsman right.
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|Overstruck mint=Pella
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon
|Overstruck authority=Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC)?
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|Overstruck authority=Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC); Macedonian kingdom
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|Overstruck date from=359 BCE
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|Overstruck date to=336 BCE
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|Overstruck period=Classical
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|Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 3.1, n° 882
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|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread
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|Level of confidence=sure
 
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 17 November 2023

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3423


316 BCE - 305 BCE | ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 872 - Pella over uncertain mint.jpg
Overstruck variety
Philip_II_Apollo_rider.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group EA 406 (27/09/2017), lot 201; Rauch 73 (17/05/2004), lot 161.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Belgica Collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Lion reclining right. In right field, torch.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Pella Ancient regionAncient region. Macedon 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: Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 316 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 305 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: 3.753.75 g <br />3,750 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 16.516.5 mm <br />1.65 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HGC 3.11HGC 3.1, n° 995

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Apollo. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Horsman right.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Pella Ancient regionAncient region.  Macedon Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC), Macedonian kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 359 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 336 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : HGC 3.11HGC 3.1, n° 882
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. a b  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.