2176 - Teos (stater griffin/incuse square) over Tanagra (Boeotian shield/forepart of horse) (private coll. = MacDonald 1995, n° 4)
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=Teos_over_Tanagra.png | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Tanagra_shield_horse.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10203400 | ||
|Private collection=Private collection | |Private collection=Private collection | ||
|Archaeological context=CH VIII, 47 (Ionia, 1983) | |Archaeological context=CH VIII, 47 (Ionia, 1983) | ||
|Obverse legend=THION | |Obverse legend=THION | ||
| + | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Griffin seated right, a forepaw raised. To lower right, head of Apollo right. | |Obverse description=Griffin seated right, a forepaw raised. To lower right, head of Apollo right. | ||
|Reverse description=Quadripartite incuse square | |Reverse description=Quadripartite incuse square | ||
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|Date from=456 | |Date from=456 | ||
|Date to=446 | |Date to=446 | ||
| + | |Period=Classical | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=12.08 | |Weight=12.08 | ||
|Denomination=didrachm | |Denomination=didrachm | ||
|Standard=Aeginetic | |Standard=Aeginetic | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=MacDonald 1995, n° 4, p.322; Hurter 1992, n°3, p.171 |
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Boeotian shield, rim divided into twelve compartments. | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΤΑ | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=A forepart of horse all within incuse square | ||
|Overstruck mint=Tanagra | |Overstruck mint=Tanagra | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Beotia | |Overstruck ancient region=Beotia | ||
| − | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck date from=457 |
| + | |Overstruck date to=448 | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck denomination=stater | |Overstruck denomination=stater | ||
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck=BMC | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Central Greece, n°24, p.61-62 |
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Revision as of 12:47, 24 April 2024
456 - 446THION
Images
Overstriking coin
Teos_over_Tanagra.png
Traces of the overstruck variety
Tanagra_shield_horse.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Private collection | Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | CH VIII, 47 (Ionia, 1983) |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | THION (Greek) Griffin seated right, a forepaw raised. To lower right, head of Apollo right. | 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. 456 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 446 | Classical 480-323 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: 12.0812.08 g <br />12,080 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 1995, n° 4, p.322, Hurter 1992, n°3, p.171 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Boeotian shield, rim divided into twelve compartments. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΤΑ (Greek) A forepart of horse all within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Tanagra | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Beotia | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 457 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 448 | Classical 480-323 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: | stater
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Central Greece1BMC Central Greece, n°24, p.61-62 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Head, Barclay Vincent, Poole, Reginald Stuart (1884), British Museum. Catalogue of the Greek coins : Central Greece (Locris, Phocis, Boetia and Euboea), London, lxix, 158 p., 24 pl.
