2724 - Euhesperides (tetradrachm silphium/Zeus-Ammon) over uncertain type (Gemini, 5, Jan. 2009, 760)
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|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck mint=Acanthus | |Overstruck mint=Acanthus |
Revision as of 18:55, 16 August 2022
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Gemini 5 (06/01/2009), no. 760. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Silphium plant flanked by two dolphins. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | EY Head of Zeus Ammon right within prominent dotted border. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Euhesperides | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cyrenaica | Modern countryModern country: Libya | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | Classic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.2317.23 g <br />17,230 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Acanthus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | 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. 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: | tetradrachm ![]() |
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: |
References
- ^ Robinson, E. S. G. (1927), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum, vol. XXIX : Cyrenaica, London, The Trustees, p. 154, pl. 47.