3069 - Seleuceia Pieria (Berenice II) (dichalkon Berenice/eagle) over Antioch (Antiochus II) (Apollo/Apollo) (MacDonald)
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{{Overstrike | {{Overstrike | ||
| + | |Image overstriking coin=Berenike_MacDonald.jpg | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Antiochus_II_Apollo.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2058842&AucID=4895&Lot=435 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Berenike right. | |Obverse description=Head of Berenike right. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open. | |Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open. | ||
| − | |Mint= | + | |Mint=Seleuceia Pieria |
|Ancient region=Syria | |Ancient region=Syria | ||
| − | |Authority=Berenice II Euergetis (Ptolemaic queen and co-regent, 267/266-221 BC) | + | |Authority=Berenice II Euergetis (Ptolemaic queen and co-regent, 267/266-221 BC); Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC) |
| − | |Weight=4 | + | |Date from=267 BCE |
| + | |Date to=221 BCE | ||
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
| + | |Weight=4.47 | ||
|Diameter=19 | |Diameter=19 | ||
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Denomination=dichalkon |
| + | |Standard=Ptolemaic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference=Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1056 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ (ANTIOXOY) | |Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ (ANTIOXOY) | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Apollo seating on omphalos left, holding sparrow, an elbow resting on a kithara (visible: the most part of Apollo, cithara). | |Overstruck reverse description=Apollo seating on omphalos left, holding sparrow, an elbow resting on a kithara (visible: the most part of Apollo, cithara). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Antioch | |Overstruck mint=Antioch | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | ||
| − | |Overstruck authority= | + | |Overstruck authority=Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC); Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC) |
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck=SC 572 | + | |Overstruck date from=261 BCE |
| + | |Overstruck date to=246 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=SC I, n° 572; HGC 9, n° 266 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.572 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
| + | |Remarks="Undertype easily seen (rotate the reverse 90 deg counterclockwise) with seated Apollo resting an elbow on a kithara behind the throne with the undertype's BASILEOS sharply visible. The reverse also sports (count 'em *two* countermarks, a cornucopia and a Pi-T-O that resembles some similar countermarks seen on Aphrodite-statue-reverse types of Ptolemy III. The undertype isn't as clearly visible on the obverse but it's also certainly overstruck. The only other known specimen of this unusual overstrike/countermark type was published in Catherine Lorber's paper on the Ras Ibn Hani Berenike bronzes but this one appears to be sharper and these large photos reveal the undertype and countermarks more clearly." (D. MacDonald) | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 07:32, 9 May 2024
267 BCE - 221 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Berenike_MacDonald.jpg
Overstruck variety
Antiochus_II_Apollo.jpg [1]
Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Berenike right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seleuceia Pieria | Ancient regionAncient region. | Syria | 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: | Berenice II Euergetis (Ptolemaic queen and co-regent, 267/266-221 BC), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 267 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 221 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: 4.474.47 g <br />4,470 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: dichalkon
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1056 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ (ANTIOXOY) (Greek) Apollo seating on omphalos left, holding sparrow, an elbow resting on a kithara (visible: the most part of Apollo, cithara). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Antioch | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 261 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 246 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SC I2SC I, n° 572, HGC 93HGC 9, n° 266 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Undertype easily seen (rotate the reverse 90 deg counterclockwise) with seated Apollo resting an elbow on a kithara behind the throne with the undertype's BASILEOS sharply visible. The reverse also sports (count 'em *two* countermarks, a cornucopia and a Pi-T-O that resembles some similar countermarks seen on Aphrodite-statue-reverse types of Ptolemy III. The undertype isn't as clearly visible on the obverse but it's also certainly overstruck. The only other known specimen of this unusual overstrike/countermark type was published in Catherine Lorber's paper on the Ras Ibn Hani Berenike bronzes but this one appears to be sharper and these large photos reveal the undertype and countermarks more clearly." (D. MacDonald) | ||
References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
