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|Archaeological context=Athenian Agora, PP'-174 | |Archaeological context=Athenian Agora, PP'-174 | ||
| − | |Obverse description=Head of Demeter | + | |Obverse description=Head of Demeter r., wearing wheat wreath; border of dots. |
|Reverse legend=AΘE | |Reverse legend=AΘE | ||
| − | |Reverse description=Plemochoe with wheat ear passed through each handle. | + | |Reverse legend language=Greek |
| + | |Reverse description=Plemochoe with wheat ear passed through each handle; at r., Eleusis ring. | ||
|Mint=Athens | |Mint=Athens | ||
|Ancient region=Attica | |Ancient region=Attica | ||
| − | |Date from=224 | + | |Date from=224 BCE |
| − | |Date to=198 | + | |Date to=198 BCE |
| − | |Weight=8 | + | |Period=Hellenistic |
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
| + | |Weight=8.27 | ||
|Diameter=22 | |Diameter=22 | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Standard=Attic |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=Kroll 1993, n°72 (no illustration) |
| + | |Coin series reference=Svoronos 1923-1926, p 104, n°8-9.; Kroll 1993, n°72-4; HGC 4, n°1701 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
| + | |Remarks="overstruck on ?" | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:07, 2 May 2024
224 BCE - 198 BCE | AΘE
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Location/history
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Athenian Agora, PP'-174 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter r., wearing wheat wreath, border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΘE (Greek) Plemochoe with wheat ear passed through each handle, at r., Eleusis ring. |
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. 224 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 198 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.278.27 g <br />8,270 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Kroll 1993, n°72 (no illustration) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 1923-19261Svoronos 1923-1926, p 104, n°8-9., Kroll 19932Kroll 1993, n°72-4, HGC 43HGC 4, n°1701 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on ?" | ||
References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1923-1926), Les monnaies d'Athenes, Munich, F. Bruckmann, xix + 114 p. and 39 pl.
- ^ Kroll, John H. (1993), The Greek coins, Athenian Agora vol. 26, Princeton, xxvi + 376 p., 36 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.
