16222 - Amphipolis (AE Zeus/prow) over Prusias II (Dionysus/centaur) (Ebay ancientcoinmarket, 26 July 2019)
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|Image overstriking coin=2326 - Amphipolis over Prusias I of Bithynia.png | |Image overstriking coin=2326 - Amphipolis over Prusias I of Bithynia.png | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Prusias II Amphipolis.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2175224&AucID=5227&Lot=690 | ||
|Sale=Ebay, seller ancientcoinmarket, July 26, 2019 | |Sale=Ebay, seller ancientcoinmarket, July 26, 2019 | ||
| − | |Obverse description=Head of Zeus | + | |Obverse description=Head of Zeus r. wearing a laurel wreath |
| − | |Reverse description=Prow | + | |Reverse legend=AMΦIΠO-ΛITΩN |
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Reverse description=Prow of a ship to r. with a monster as acrostolion | ||
|Mint=Amphipolis | |Mint=Amphipolis | ||
|Ancient region=Macedon | |Ancient region=Macedon | ||
| − | |Metal= | + | |Authority=Roman Republic; Roman province of Macedonia |
| + | |Date from=88 BCE | ||
| + | |Date to=31 BCE | ||
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=4.82 | |Weight=4.82 | ||
| − | |Diameter=22. | + | |Diameter=22.7 |
| − | | | + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/amphipolis_amng_iii.2.42 |
| − | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos to right, wearing wreath of ivy and fruit | |
| − | |Overstruck obverse description= | + | |Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΠΡΟYΣIOY |
| − | |Overstruck reverse legend= | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| − | |Overstruck reverse description= | + | |Overstruck reverse description=Centaur advancing right, playing lyre |
| − | |Overstruck authority=Prusias | + | |Overstruck mint=Nicomedia |
| + | |Overstruck ancient region=Bithynia | ||
| + | |Overstruck authority=Prusias II of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, 182-149 BC); Kingdom of Bithynia (late 4th c.-74 BC) | ||
| + | |Overstruck date from=182 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=149 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| − | | | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 7, n° 629 |
| − | | | + | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional |
| + | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks=Identification of this difficult coin is courtesy of Leu Numismatik | |Remarks=Identification of this difficult coin is courtesy of Leu Numismatik | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 16 June 2024
88 BCE - 31 BCE | AMΦIΠO-ΛITΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
2326 - Amphipolis over Prusias I of Bithynia.png
Overstruck variety
Prusias II Amphipolis.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Ebay, seller ancientcoinmarket, July 26, 2019 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus r. wearing a laurel wreath | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AMΦIΠO-ΛITΩN (Greek) Prow of a ship to r. with a monster as acrostolion |
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. 88 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 31 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: 4.824.82 g <br />4,820 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 22.722.7 mm <br />2.27 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Dionysos to right, wearing wreath of ivy and fruit | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΠΡΟYΣIOY (Greek) Centaur advancing right, playing lyre |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Nicomedia | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Bithynia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Prusias II of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, 182-149 BC), Kingdom of Bithynia (late 4th c.-74 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 182 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 149 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: | HGC 71HGC 7, n° 629 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | Identification of this difficult coin is courtesy of Leu Numismatik | ||
References
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), Handbook of Greek Coinages. 7. Coins of northern and Central Anatolia - Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian bosporos), Lancaster, lxxxii, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
