SO 589 - Athens over Sicyon
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+ | |Image overstriking coin=152e.png | ||
+ | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/uploads/media/oa_ebooks/oa_agora/Agora_XXVI.pdf | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Ref Sicyone (apollo dove).png | ||
|Archaeological context=Athenian Agora, ZZ-129 | |Archaeological context=Athenian Agora, ZZ-129 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet. | |Obverse description=Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet. | ||
|Reverse legend=AΘE | |Reverse legend=AΘE | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Owl three-quarters right on prow, head facing. Wheat ear. All in olive wreath. | |Reverse description=Owl three-quarters right on prow, head facing. Wheat ear. All in olive wreath. | ||
|Mint=Athens | |Mint=Athens | ||
|Ancient region=Attica | |Ancient region=Attica | ||
+ | |Date from=20 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=19 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Roman | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=3.64 | |Weight=3.64 | ||
|Diameter=19 | |Diameter=19 | ||
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Kroll 1993, n°152e. |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Kroll 1993, n°152 |
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo, right. | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend=AIN | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Dove in flight, left. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Sicyon | |Overstruck mint=Sicyon | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus (Sicyonia) | |Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus (Sicyonia) | ||
− | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck date from=100 BCE |
+ | |Overstruck date to=30 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Attica, p. 92, n°669-670; Warren 1984, Group 12; Kroll 1993, n°727. | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/sicyon.warren 1983.group 12 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
+ | |Remarks="overstruck on Sikyon variety 727" | ||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 14:38, 29 April 2024
20 BCE - 19 BCE | AΘE
Location/history
Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Athenian Agora, ZZ-129 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΘE (Greek) Owl three-quarters right on prow, head facing. Wheat ear. All in olive wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. | Attica | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 20 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 19 BCE | Roman from 30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.643.64 g <br />3,640 mg <br /> | ||
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Kroll 1993, n°152e. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Kroll 19931 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo, right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AIN (Greek) Dove in flight, left. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Sicyon | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus (Sicyonia) | 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. 100 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 30 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Attica2 , Warren 19843 , Kroll 19931 | ||
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: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on Sikyon variety 727" |
References
- a b Kroll, John H. (1993), The Greek coins, Athenian Agora vol. 26, Princeton, xxvi + 376 p., 36 pl.
- ^ Head, V. Barclay (1888), British Museum. A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. VII : Attica - Megaris - Aegina, London, lxix, p.174 pl., 25.
- ^ Warren, Jennifer A. W. (1984), "The autonomous bronze coinage of Sicyon (part 2)", The Numismatic Chronicle,144, p.1-24, pl. 1-3.