SO 511 - Thebes over Elis

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|Sale=Triton 9 (10/01/2006), no. 397.
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|Image overstriking coin=Thebes_shield_amphora_and_grape.jpg
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|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=276825
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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Groupe, Triton IX, 10 Jan. 2006, 397.
 
|Archaeological context=Distos Hoard (CH VII, 38).
 
|Archaeological context=Distos Hoard (CH VII, 38).
 
|Obverse description=Boiotian shield.
 
|Obverse description=Boiotian shield.
 
|Reverse legend=Θ-E
 
|Reverse legend=Θ-E
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|Reverse legend language=Greek
 
|Reverse description=Amphor. In field, grape bunch. All within incuse square.
 
|Reverse description=Amphor. In field, grape bunch. All within incuse square.
 
|Mint=Thebes
 
|Mint=Thebes
 
|Ancient region=Boeotia
 
|Ancient region=Boeotia
|Date from=425
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|Date from=425 BCE
|Date to=400
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|Date to=400 BCE
|Period=Classic
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|Period=Classical
|Weight=12,3
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|Metal=Silver
|Denomination=Stater
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|Weight=12.3
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|Denomination=stater
 
|Standard=Aeginetic
 
|Standard=Aeginetic
|Coin series reference=O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Greece. Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris, and Corinthia. Sixth to Fisrt Centuries BC - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4, Lancaster-London, 2014, no. 1325
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|Coin reference=HGC 4, n°1325
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|Coin series reference=Babelon 1901-1932, Tome 3, Part 2, n°243-50; HGC 4, n°1325
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|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/thebes.babelon_1914.243-50
 
|Overstruck obverse description=Eagle flying left.
 
|Overstruck obverse description=Eagle flying left.
 
|Overstruck mint=Elis
 
|Overstruck mint=Elis
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus (Elis)
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus (Elis)
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|Overstruck period=Classical
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|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
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|Remarks="Overstruck on an Elis-Olympia stater with eagle flying left on the obverse"
 
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Latest revision as of 15:12, 16 May 2024

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2975


425 BCE - 400 BCE | Θ-E

Images
Overstriking coin
Thebes_shield_amphora_and_grape.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Groupe, Triton IX, 10 Jan. 2006, 397.
Archaeological contextArchaeological context: Distos Hoard (CH VII, 38).

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Boiotian shield. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Θ-E (Greek) Amphor. In field, grape bunch. All within incuse square.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Thebes Ancient regionAncient region. Boeotia 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. 425 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 400 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.312.3 g <br />12,300 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: Aeginetic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: HGC 4, n°1325 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Babelon 1901-19321Babelon 1901-1932, Tome 3, Part 2, n°243-50, HGC 42HGC 4, n°1325
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Eagle flying left. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Elis Ancient regionAncient region.  Peloponnesus (Elis) Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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.. Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck on an Elis-Olympia stater with eagle flying left on the obverse"

References

  1. ^  Babelon, Ernest (1901-1932), Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines, Paris, E. Leroux
  2. ^  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.