SO 906 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica
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| − | |Private collection= | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO 906 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica.png |
| + | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Amphipolis over Thessalonica 906.png | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Thessalonica_Zeus_goats_CNG_85.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8814442 | ||
| + | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | |Obverse description=Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | |Reverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. | |Reverse description=Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. | ||
|Mint=Amphipolis | |Mint=Amphipolis | ||
|Ancient region=Macedon | |Ancient region=Macedon | ||
| − | |Authority= | + | |Authority=Roman Republic; Roman province of Macedonia |
| − | |Date from=168 | + | |Date from=168 BCE |
| − | |Date to=150 | + | |Date to=150 BCE |
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=6.17 | |Weight=6.17 | ||
|Diameter=20 | |Diameter=20 | ||
| − | |Axis=8 | + | |Axis=8 |
|Coin reference=MacDonald 1998, p. 100, n° 2, pl. 1, n° 5. | |Coin reference=MacDonald 1998, p. 100, n° 2, pl. 1, n° 5. | ||
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Gaebler 1935, p. 35-37, n° 59-63 ; HGC 3.1, n° 334 |
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath (nothing visible). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath (nothing visible). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΘΕΣΣ(ΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ) | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΘΕΣΣ(ΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ) | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Two confronted goats. In exergue, monogram (visible: heads of goats, back and tail of left goat). | |Overstruck reverse description=Two confronted goats. In exergue, monogram (visible: heads of goats, back and tail of left goat). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | |Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler, | + | |Overstruck date from=185 BCE |
| + | |Overstruck date to=168 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler 1935, n° 3, tafel XXII, 25 ; Touratsoglou 1993, pl. IX.2 ; Malloy 41. pl. I, 14-16. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 28 May 2024
168 BCE - 150 BCE | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 906 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica.png
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Thessalonica_Zeus_goats_CNG_85.jpg [1]
Amphipolis over Thessalonica 906.png
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (Greek) Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amphipolis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Macedon | 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: | Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 168 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 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: 6.176.17 g <br />6,170 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 1998, p. 100, n° 2, pl. 1, n° 5. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, p. 35-37, n° 59-63, HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 334 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath (nothing visible). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΘΕΣΣ(ΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ) (Greek) Two confronted goats. In exergue, monogram (visible: heads of goats, back and tail of left goat). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Thessalonica | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 185 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 168 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: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, n° 3, tafel XXII, 25, Touratsoglou 19933Touratsoglou 1993, pl. IX.2, Malloy 41. pl. I4Malloy 41. pl. I, 14-16. |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- a b Gaebler, Hugo (1935), Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands, unter Leitung von Theodor Wiegand. Band III, Makedonia und Paionia. 2. Abt., Verlag W. de Gruyter, Berlin
- ^ 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.
- ^ Touratsoglou, Ioannis (1993), The coin circulation in Ancient Macedonia (ca. 200 B.C.-268-286 A.D.), The hoard evidence, Athens, Hellenic numismatic Society, in-4°, 88 p., XIII pl.
- ^ Malloy 41. pl. I
