3318 - Macedonia (uncertain mint) (Andriscus) (drachma Andriscus/Heracles) over Thessalian League (Apollo/Athena) (Berk, 127, June 2002, 147)
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 885 - Uncertain mint in Macedon over uncertain mint.png | |Image overstriking coin=SO 885 - Uncertain mint in Macedon over uncertain mint.png | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Thessalian League 885.jpg | |Image overstruck variety=Thessalian League 885.jpg | ||
− | |Sale=Berk 127 (25/06/2002), 147. | + | |Sale=Berk 127 (25/06/2002), lot 147. |
|Obverse description=Head of Philip Andriscos right, waering diadem. | |Obverse description=Head of Philip Andriscos right, waering diadem. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Heracles facing, naked, holding club, a lion skin and cornucopia. | |Reverse description=Heracles facing, naked, holding club, a lion skin and cornucopia. | ||
|Mint=Uncertain mint | |Mint=Uncertain mint | ||
|Ancient region=Macedon | |Ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Authority=Andriscus of Macedon (Macedonian king, 149-148 BC) | |Authority=Andriscus of Macedon (Macedonian king, 149-148 BC) | ||
− | |Date from=149 | + | |Date from=149 BCE |
− | |Date to=147 | + | |Date to=147 BCE |
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Weight=4.1 | |Weight=4.1 | ||
− | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=drachma |
|Standard=Attic (reduced) | |Standard=Attic (reduced) | ||
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=HGC 3.1, n° 1101 |
|Overstruck obverse description=Head right, wearing laurel wreath. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head right, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΘΕΣΣΑΛΩΝ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΘΕΣΣΑΛΩΝ | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Athena right, wearing peplos and helmet, holding spear and shield. In field, Π-I. | |Overstruck reverse description=Athena right, wearing peplos and helmet, holding spear and shield. In field, Π-I. | ||
|Overstruck authority=Thessalian league | |Overstruck authority=Thessalian league | ||
|Overstruck denomination=double victoriatus | |Overstruck denomination=double victoriatus | ||
+ | |Remarks=The head of Athena of the undertype is visible at the bottom of the reverse | ||
}} | }} |
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149 BCE - 147 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Berk 127 (25/06/2002), lot 147. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Philip Andriscos right, waering diadem. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek) Heracles facing, naked, holding club, a lion skin and cornucopia. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Uncertain mint | Ancient regionAncient region. | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: unknown | 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: | Andriscus of Macedon (Macedonian king, 149-148 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 149 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 147 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.14.1 g <br />4,100 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma ![]() |
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StandardStandard.: Attic (reduced) |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 3.11HGC 3.1, n° 1101 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΘΕΣΣΑΛΩΝ (Greek) Athena right, wearing peplos and helmet, holding spear and shield. In field, Π-I. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Thessalian league |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | double victoriatus ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: | The head of Athena of the undertype is visible at the bottom of the reverse |
References
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.