3423 - Pella (Cassander) (AE Heracles/lion) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Rauch, 73, May 2004, 161)
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 872 - Pella over uncertain mint.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO 872 - Pella over uncertain mint.jpg | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Philip_II_Apollo_rider.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=943877&AucID=1818&Lot=95 | ||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 406 (27/09/2017), lot 201; Rauch 73 (17/05/2004), lot 161. | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 406 (27/09/2017), lot 201; Rauch 73 (17/05/2004), lot 161. | ||
|Private collection=Belgica Collection | |Private collection=Belgica Collection | ||
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|Date to=305 BCE | |Date to=305 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
− | |Metal= | + | |Metal=Bronze |
|Weight=3.75 | |Weight=3.75 | ||
|Diameter=16.5 | |Diameter=16.5 | ||
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|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Horsman right. | |Overstruck reverse description=Horsman right. | ||
+ | |Overstruck mint=Pella | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
− | |Overstruck authority=Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) | + | |Overstruck authority=Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC); Macedonian kingdom |
+ | |Overstruck date from=359 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=336 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 3.1, n° 882 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 17:53, 17 November 2023
316 BCE - 305 BCE | ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstruck variety
![](/w/img_auth.php/0/04/Philip_II_Apollo_rider.jpg)
Philip_II_Apollo_rider.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group EA 406 (27/09/2017), lot 201; Rauch 73 (17/05/2004), lot 161. | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Belgica Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Lion reclining right. In right field, torch. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Pella | 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: | Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 316 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 305 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.753.75 g <br />3,750 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 16.516.5 mm <br />1.65 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 3.11HGC 3.1, n° 995 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horsman right. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Pella | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 359 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 336 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 3.11HGC 3.1, n° 882 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |