25480 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (Leu Numismatik, EA 26, July 2023, 1745)
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|Image overstriking coin=Apodacus_Leu_Numismatik, _Web_Auction_26, _8_July_2023, _1745.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=Apodacus_Leu_Numismatik, _Web_Auction_26, _8_July_2023, _1745.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2239337&AucID=5442&Lot=1745 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2239337&AucID=5442&Lot=1745 | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Antiochus Evergetes O.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=259634&AucID=384&Lot=1283 | ||
|Sale=Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 26, 8 July 2023, 1745 | |Sale=Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 26, 8 July 2023, 1745 | ||
|Private collection="From a European collection, formed before 2005" | |Private collection="From a European collection, formed before 2005" | ||
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|Coin series reference=Alram 1986, n° 495 | |Coin series reference=Alram 1986, n° 495 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/characene.apodacus_characene.bmc_characene.pl.54.2 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/characene.apodacus_characene.bmc_characene.pl.54.2 | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Diademed head of Antiochus r. | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ∕ ANTIOXOY/ EYEPΓETOY | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Athena standing l. holding Nike and resting l. arm on shield, and holding spear with left; monograms in outer l. field | ||
+ | |Overstruck mint=Antioch | ||
+ | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria | ||
+ | |Overstruck authority=Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC); Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) | ||
+ | |Overstruck date from=138 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=129 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
+ | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=SC II, n° 2061.2 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.2061 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
− | |Remarks="This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm of the former overlords of Charakene, the Seleukids, as one can faintly read [...]TIOXOY across Herakles' head on the reverse. Which of the Seleukid kings named Antiochos the coin belonged to is difficult to say, but the most likely candicate is Antiochos IV, since the lines across Herakles' body likely derive from a seated Zeus figure, and the traces of the undertype on the obverse resemble his large portrait with curly hair. Another possibility would be Antiochos VIII, who was a near contemporary of Apodakos, but his coinage saw far less circulation in the East due to the collapse of Seleukid imperial control in the 140s and 130s BC, and his portrait is usually much smaller than that of Antiochos IV." (nb: Antiochus VII | + | |Remarks="This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm of the former overlords of Charakene, the Seleukids, as one can faintly read [...]TIOXOY across Herakles' head on the reverse. Which of the Seleukid kings named Antiochos the coin belonged to is difficult to say, but the most likely candicate is Antiochos IV, since the lines across Herakles' body likely derive from a seated Zeus figure, and the traces of the undertype on the obverse resemble his large portrait with curly hair. Another possibility would be Antiochos VIII, who was a near contemporary of Apodakos, but his coinage saw far less circulation in the East due to the collapse of Seleukid imperial control in the 140s and 130s BC, and his portrait is usually much smaller than that of Antiochos IV." (nb: not Antiochus IV and the Zeus aetophoros but Antiochus VII as elsewhere: see the lambda between the omikron of the legend and the hand of Athena) |
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106 BCE - 105 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΠΟΔΑΚΟΥ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 26, 8 July 2023, 1745 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | "From a European collection, formed before 2005" |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Male head right, wearing diadem. Bead-and-reel border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΠΟΔΑΚΟΥ (Greek) Heracles seated left on rock covered by Nemean lion skin, holding club on knee in right hand and resting left hand on rock face. In outer left, monogram. in exergue, ZΣ (year 207). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Charax Spasinou | Ancient regionAncient region. | Characene | Modern countryModern country: Irak | 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: | Apodacus of Characene (124-103 BCE), Characene kingdom |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 106 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 105 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.1916.19 g <br />16,190 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Alram 19861 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Antiochus r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ∕ ANTIOXOY/ EYEPΓETOY (Greek) Athena standing l. holding Nike and resting l. arm on shield, and holding spear with left, monograms in outer l. field |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Antioch | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Syria | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 138 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 129 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SC II2 | ||
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: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm of the former overlords of Charakene, the Seleukids, as one can faintly read [...]TIOXOY across Herakles' head on the reverse. Which of the Seleukid kings named Antiochos the coin belonged to is difficult to say, but the most likely candicate is Antiochos IV, since the lines across Herakles' body likely derive from a seated Zeus figure, and the traces of the undertype on the obverse resemble his large portrait with curly hair. Another possibility would be Antiochos VIII, who was a near contemporary of Apodakos, but his coinage saw far less circulation in the East due to the collapse of Seleukid imperial control in the 140s and 130s BC, and his portrait is usually much smaller than that of Antiochos IV." (nb: not Antiochus IV and the Zeus aetophoros but Antiochus VII as elsewhere: see the lambda between the omikron of the legend and the hand of Athena) |
References
- ^ Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables