SO 496 - Leucas over uncertain mint
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| − | | | + | |Image overstriking coin=Kremydi_10.png |
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Philip II Apollo r. rider.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7223177 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of bull with man face (Achelaos) left. In field, monogram. | |Obverse description=Head of bull with man face (Achelaos) left. In field, monogram. | ||
| − | |Reverse legend= | + | |Reverse legend=ΛΕ |
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Trident. In field, dolphin. | |Reverse description=Trident. In field, dolphin. | ||
|Mint=Leucas | |Mint=Leucas | ||
|Ancient region=Acarnania | |Ancient region=Acarnania | ||
| − | |Date from=320 | + | |Date from=320 BCE |
| − | |Date to=280 | + | |Date to=280 BCE |
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=3.55 | |Weight=3.55 | ||
| − | |Axis=4 | + | |Axis=4 |
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Kremydi-Sicilianou 2000, p.61-77, n°10α. ; BMC Thessaly, n°25. |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=BCD Akarnanien und Aetolien, n°239, n°241.1-3; BMC Thessaly, p.175, n°23 ; HGC 4, n°869 |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/leucas.bmc.21-25 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo, wearing laurel wreath. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Horseman right. | |Overstruck reverse description=Horseman right. | ||
| + | |Overstruck mint=Macedonia (uncertain mint) | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
| − | |Overstruck authority=Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) | + | |Overstruck authority=Macedonian kingdom; Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) |
| + | |Overstruck date from=359 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=294 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Classical; Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 2, n° 919; HGC 3.1, n° 883 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:03, 27 May 2024
320 BCE - 280 BCE | ΛΕ
Images
Overstriking coin
Kremydi_10.png
Overstruck variety
Philip II Apollo r. rider.jpg [1]
Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of bull with man face (Achelaos) left. In field, monogram. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΕ (Greek) Trident. In field, dolphin. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Leucas | Ancient regionAncient region. | Acarnania | 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. 320 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 280 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: 3.553.55 g <br />3,550 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br /> | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Kremydi-Sicilianou 2000, p.61-77, n°10α., BMC Thessaly, n°25. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BCD Akarnanien und Aetolien1BCD Akarnanien und Aetolien, n°239, n°241.1-3, BMC Thessaly2BMC Thessaly, p.175, n°23, HGC 43HGC 4, n°869 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek) Horseman right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Macedonia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Macedonian kingdom, Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 359 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 294 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC , 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: | SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 24SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 2, n° 919, HGC 3.15HGC 3.1, n° 883 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Münzen & Medaillen (Deutschland). Sammlung BCD : Akarnanien und Aetolien. Auction 23, 18 October 2007, Stuttgart, 591 lots.
- ^ Gardner, Percy (1883), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. V : Thessaly to Aetolia, London, The Trustees, p. 234, pl. 32.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Troxell, Hyla A. (1994), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 8. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Macedonia 2. Alexander I - Philip II, New York
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
