3621 - Scotussa (AE Athena/horse) over Cassander (Heracles/rider) (Triton, XV, Jan. 2012, 753.1)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3621

300 BCE - 200 BCE | ΣΚΟΤΟΥΣΙΩΝ

Images

Overstruck variety

Cassander_Herakles_horseman.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Groupe, Triton 15, 03 Jan. 2012, n°753.1.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Ares or Athena right, in crested helmet. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΣΚΟΤΟΥΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Bridled horse prancing right.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Scotussa

Ancient regionAncient region.

Thessaly

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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.765.76 g <br />5,760 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: dichalkon	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).: 20.520.5 mm <br />2.05 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1174694

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

HGC 41HGC 4, n°615

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Horseman right.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Macedon

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 305 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 297 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

SNG Copenhagen 32SNG Copenhagen 3, n°1142

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"An overstrike that argues for these coins to be dated in the 3rd, rather than the 4th century BC"