3083 - Amastris (AE Aegis/Nike) over Pontic type (Ares/sword) (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 208)
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=SO 40 - Amastris over Amisus.jpg | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=SO 25 - Amisus over Amisus overstruck variety.jpg | ||
|Museum collection=Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 208 | |Museum collection=Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 208 | ||
|Private collection=Godwyn collection | |Private collection=Godwyn collection | ||
|Obverse description=Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre. | |Obverse description=Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre. | ||
| − | |Reverse legend= | + | |Reverse legend=AMAΣ-TPΕΩΣ |
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Nike advancing right, wearing chiton, holding wreath and palm. In field, monogram. | |Reverse description=Nike advancing right, wearing chiton, holding wreath and palm. In field, monogram. | ||
|Mint=Amastris | |Mint=Amastris | ||
|Ancient region=Paphlagonia | |Ancient region=Paphlagonia | ||
| − | |Date from= | + | |Date from=95 |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=85 |
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=6.7 | |Weight=6.7 | ||
| − | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
| − | |Coin series reference=SNG BM Black Sea | + | |Denomination=Tetrachalkon |
| − | |Overstruck obverse description=Ares. | + | |Coin series reference=SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1315-1318; Hoover 2012, no. 361 |
| − | |Overstruck reverse | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Helmeted head of Ares r. |
| − | |Overstruck | + | |Overstruck reverse legend=(name of the city) |
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Sword in sheath | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Pontus | |Overstruck ancient region=Pontus | ||
| + | |Overstruck date from=110 | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=90 | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Overstruck denomination=Tetrachalkon | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1147 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 30 August 2022
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Images
Overstriking coin
SO 40 - Amastris over Amisus.jpg
Overstruck variety
SO 25 - Amisus over Amisus overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 208 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Godwyn collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AMAΣ-TPΕΩΣ (Greek) Nike advancing right, wearing chiton, holding wreath and palm. In field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amastris | Ancient regionAncient region. | Paphlagonia | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 95 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 | 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: 6.76.7 g <br />6,700 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetrachalkon | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1315-1318, Hoover 20122Hoover 2012, no. 361 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Helmeted head of Ares r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (name of the city) (Greek) Sword in sheath |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pontus | Modern countryModern country: | 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. 110 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | Tetrachalkon |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1147 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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