2366 - Rhodes (AE - Rhodos/rose) over Chios (Sphinx/amphora) (Ashton coll.)
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+ | |Image overstriking coin=Rhodes 1484.jpg | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Chios 1484 (drawing).jpg | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Chios 1484 (overstruck).jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1889205&AucID=4425&Lot=106 | ||
|Private collection=R. Ashton collection | |Private collection=R. Ashton collection | ||
|Archaeological context=IGCH 1287 = CH 2, 59 | |Archaeological context=IGCH 1287 = CH 2, 59 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of nymph Rhodos right. | |Obverse description=Head of nymph Rhodos right. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΡΟ | |Reverse legend=ΡΟ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Rose with bud. In left field, uncertain symbol. | |Reverse description=Rose with bud. In left field, uncertain symbol. | ||
|Mint=Rhodes | |Mint=Rhodes | ||
− | |Ancient region=Caria ( | + | |Ancient region=Caria (islands) |
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=350 BCE |
− | |Date to=300 | + | |Date to=300 BCE |
− | |Period=Classical | + | |Period=Classical; Hellenistic |
− | |Weight=1 | + | |Metal=Bronze |
+ | |Weight=1.03 | ||
|Diameter=11 | |Diameter=11 | ||
− | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Ashton - Kinns 2003, p. 30-31, pl. 5. |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 5071; HGC 6, n° 1476 or 1479 |
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhodes_ashton_2001_57-66 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Sphinx seated left (visible on reverse) | |Overstruck obverse description=Sphinx seated left (visible on reverse) | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΧΙΟΣ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΧΙΟΣ | ||
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|Overstruck mint=Chios | |Overstruck mint=Chios | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Ionia | |Overstruck ancient region=Ionia | ||
− | |Overstruck date from=375 | + | |Overstruck date from=375 BCE |
+ | |Overstruck date to=350 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=Hardwick 1991, n° 11a; HGC 6, n° 1154 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/chios_hardwick_1991_bronze_400-375 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 09:55, 24 December 2023
350 BCE - 300 BCE | ΡΟ
Images
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
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Chios 1484 (overstruck).jpg [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | R. Ashton collection | Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | IGCH 1287 = CH 2, 59 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of nymph Rhodos right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΡΟ (Greek) Rose with bud. In left field, uncertain symbol. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rhodes | Ancient regionAncient region. | Caria (islands) | 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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.031.03 g <br />1,030 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Ashton - Kinns 2003, p. 30-31, pl. 5. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II1Sear II, n° 5071, HGC 62HGC 6, n° 1476 or 1479 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Sphinx seated left (visible on reverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΧΙΟΣ Amphora (visible on obverse: top of amphora, letters) |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Chios | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Ionia | 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. 375 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Hardwick 19913Hardwick 1991, n° 11a, HGC 62HGC 6, n° 1154 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- a b Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Iionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
- ^ Hardwick, Nicholas (1991), The coinage of Chios from the sixth to fourth century B.C., Oxford, unpublished DPhil, xvi + 316 p.