3696 - Epidaurus (hemidrachm Asclepius/monogram) over Phlius (bull/phi) (BCD coll. - LHS, 96, May 2006, 1238)
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|Image reference overstruck variety=LHS Numismatik AG - Auction 102, 29 April 2008, Lot 205 | |Image reference overstruck variety=LHS Numismatik AG - Auction 102, 29 April 2008, Lot 205 | ||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group (23/05/2007), no. 320 ; LHS 96 (8/05/2006), no. 1238. | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group (23/05/2007), no. 320 ; LHS 96 (8/05/2006), no. 1238. | ||
| + | |Private collection=BCD Coll. | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Asclepius left, wearing laurel wreath. In field, E. | |Obverse description=Head of Asclepius left, wearing laurel wreath. In field, E. | ||
|Reverse legend=monogram (EΠ) | |Reverse legend=monogram (EΠ) | ||
Revision as of 21:44, 2 September 2022
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Images
Overstriking coin
SO 7 - Epidaurus over Phlius.jpg
Overstruck variety
SO 6 - Epidaurus over Phlius overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg [LHS Numismatik AG - Auction 102, 29 April 2008, Lot 205]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group (23/05/2007), no. 320 ; LHS 96 (8/05/2006), no. 1238. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | BCD Coll. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Asclepius left, wearing laurel wreath. In field, E. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | monogram (EΠ) (Greek) Monogram within laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Epidaurus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Peloponnesus (Argolis) | 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. 255 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 | 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.732.73 g <br />2,730 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Hemidrachm or triobol | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 5 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
| StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Requier 1993, series 3 [2], D1/R1, 171. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | LHS 96 20061LHS 96 2006, no. 1237-1239 and 1241, Hoover 20112Hoover 2011, no. 724 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull butting to left, head lowered and turned to face the viewer. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Φ (Greek) Φ within ivy wreath with four inner leaves, and rosette of nine berries above |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Phlius | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus (Phliasia) | 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. 280 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 | 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: | hemidrachm
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | LHS 96 20061LHS 96 2006, n° 132ff |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | Clear traces of overstriking on a hemidrachm of Phlious on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. �The original Phlious reverse with F within wreath can easily be seen underneath the present reverse type | ||
