3164 - Antioch (Antiochus IV) (AE Antiochus IV/Zeus) over Antioch (Seleucus III) (Artemis/Apollo) (MacDonald coll. 135)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3164

173 BCE - 169 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

3164_-_Antioch_(AE_Antiochus_IV-Zeus).jpg

Overstruck variety

Antioch_Artemis_right-Apollo.jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

Antioch_(Artemis-Apollo)(drawing).jpg

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection n° 135

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Antiochus IV, wearing radiate wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek) Zeus standing left, holding scepter and thunderblt. At feet, eagle. Perhaps a monogram on outer left field.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Antioch

Ancient regionAncient region.

Syria (Seleucis and Pieria)

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:

Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 173 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 169 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 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: 3.053.05 g <br />3,050 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B (double)	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 182, n° 135	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SC II1SC II, n° 1409.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1409

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bust of Artemis right, quiver at shoulder or Apollo wearing laurel wreath or Seleukos III, wearing diadem (visible: uncertain traces).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ (Greek) Apollo seated left on omphalos, nude, holding bow and arrow. In outer left field, CEΛ. In exergue, monogram (visible: Apollo's arm with arrow, legs, trace of omphalos. ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ. Trace of Λ in outer left field. Trace of monogram in exergue).

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), Seleucus III Ceraunus (Seleucid king, 225-223 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 226 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 223 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:

denomination C

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	SC I2SC I, obv. Artemis p. 334, n° 922, obv. Seleukos III: p. 334, n° 923, obv. Apollo: p. 335, n° 924.
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.922 https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.923 https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.924

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ 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
^ 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.

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+|Image overstriking coin=3164_-_Antioch_(AE_Antiochus_IV-Zeus).jpg
+|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Antioch_(Artemis-Apollo)(drawing).jpg
+|Image overstruck variety=Antioch_Artemis_right-Apollo.jpeg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2225174&AucID=5395&Lot=383
+|Private collection=David MacDonald collection n° 135
 |Obverse description=Head of Antiochus IV, wearing radiate wreath.
 |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ
+|Reverse legend language=Greek
 |Reverse description=Zeus standing left, holding scepter and thunderblt. At feet, eagle. Perhaps a monogram on outer left field.
 |Mint=Antioch
 |Ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria)
-|Authority=Antiochos IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 BC)
+|Authority=Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 BC); Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)
-|Date from=174
+|Date from=173 BCE
-|Date to=169
+|Date to=169 BCE
-|Period=hellenistic
+|Period=Hellenistic
+|Metal=Bronze
 |Weight=3.05
 |Diameter=18
-|Axis=1 h
+|Axis=1
-|Coin reference=D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 182, no. 135
+|Denomination=denomination B (double)
-|Coin series reference=A. Houghton, C. Lorber and O. Hoover, Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalogue, New York, 2002 and 2008, no. 1409.
+|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 182, n° 135
+|Coin series reference=SC II, n° 1409.
+|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1409
 |Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Artemis right, quiver at shoulder or Apollo wearing laurel wreath or Seleukos III, wearing diadem (visible: uncertain traces).
 |Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ
+|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
 |Overstruck reverse description=Apollo seated left on omphalos, nude, holding bow and arrow. In outer left field, CEΛ. In exergue, monogram (visible: Apollo's arm with arrow, legs, trace of omphalos. ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ. Trace of Λ in outer left field. Trace of monogram in exergue).
 |Overstruck mint=Antioch
 |Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria)
-|Overstruck authority=Seleucus III Ceraunus (Seleucid king, 225-223 BC)
+|Overstruck authority=Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC); Seleucus III Ceraunus (Seleucid king, 225-223 BC)
-|Coin series reference overstruck=Houghton and Lorber, Seleucid Coins, vol. 1, obv. Artemis p. 334, no. 922; obv. Seleukos III: p. 334, no. 923; obv. Apollo: p. 335, no. 924.
+|Overstruck date from=226 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=223 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
+|Overstruck denomination=denomination C
+|Coin series reference overstruck=SC I, obv. Artemis p. 334, n° 922, obv. Seleukos III: p. 334, n° 923, obv. Apollo: p. 335, n° 924.
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.922 ; https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.923 ; https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.924
+|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional
+|Level of confidence=sure
 }}