2398 - Teos (stater griffin/incuse square) over Abdera (Griffin/incuse square) (MacDonald coll., 124)

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|Image overstriking coin=Teos_Griffin_square_MacDonald.png
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|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=smb-001:1993:43::911
 
|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection
 
|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection
 
|Archaeological context=CH VIII, 47 (Ionia, 1983)
 
|Archaeological context=CH VIII, 47 (Ionia, 1983)
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|Date from=470
 
|Date from=470
 
|Date to=460
 
|Date to=460
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|Metal=Silver
 
|Weight=11.75
 
|Weight=11.75
 
|Denomination=didrachm
 
|Denomination=didrachm
 
|Standard=Aeginetic
 
|Standard=Aeginetic
|Coin reference=D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, no. 124. ; D. McDonald, "A Teos/Abdera overstrike", SM 44/174 (1994), p. 37-40. ; D. MacDonald, "A note on CH VIII No. 47: Ionia 1983", Numismatic Chronicle 155 (1995), p. 321-323 (p. 322, no. 5, pl. 50, n° 3) ;  
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|Coin reference=D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, no. 124. ; D. McDonald, "A Teos/Abdera overstrike", SM 44/174 (1994), p. 37-40. ; D. MacDonald, "A note on CH VIII No. 47: Ionia 1983", Numismatic Chronicle 155 (1995), p. 321-323 (p. 322, no. 5, pl. 50, n° 3) ;
 
|Overstruck obverse description=Griffin left, both front paws raised. Below, ΗΓΗ. No field symbol evident (visible on obverse: rear of griffin, tail, hind legs, feet, bottom of body line, front paws and tops of magistrate's name in field, traces of griffin's head in field, considerable remnants of wing).
 
|Overstruck obverse description=Griffin left, both front paws raised. Below, ΗΓΗ. No field symbol evident (visible on obverse: rear of griffin, tail, hind legs, feet, bottom of body line, front paws and tops of magistrate's name in field, traces of griffin's head in field, considerable remnants of wing).
 
|Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square pattern (visible on reverse)
 
|Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square pattern (visible on reverse)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2398


470 - 460

Images
Overstriking coin
Teos_Griffin_square_MacDonald.png [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : D. MacDonald collection Archaeological contextArchaeological context: CH VIII, 47 (Ionia, 1983)

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Griffin seated right. To lower right, bunch of grapes and grape leaf. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Quadripartite incuse square
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Teos Ancient regionAncient region. Ionia 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. 470 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 460 periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.7511.75 g <br />11,750 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: Aeginetic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, no. 124., D. McDonald, "A Teos/Abdera overstrike", SM 44/174 (1994), p. 37-40., D. MacDonald, "A note on CH VIII No. 47: Ionia 1983", Numismatic Chronicle 155 (1995), p. 321-323 (p. 322, no. 5, pl. 50, n° 3) Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Griffin left, both front paws raised. Below, ΗΓΗ. No field symbol evident (visible on obverse: rear of griffin, tail, hind legs, feet, bottom of body line, front paws and tops of magistrate's name in field, traces of griffin's head in field, considerable remnants of wing). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Incuse square pattern (visible on reverse)
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Abdera Ancient regionAncient region.  Thrace Modern countryModern country: Greece 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. 465 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : May 72-731May 72-73
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^ May 72-73