3137 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (MacDonald coll., 60)
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− | |Private collection= | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO 753 - Aegae or Pella over uncertain mint.jpg |
+ | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΠΕΡΔΙΚΚΑ | |Reverse legend=ΠΕΡΔΙΚΚΑ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Lion right, breaking spear in jaws. | |Reverse description=Lion right, breaking spear in jaws. | ||
|Mint=Aegae or Pella | |Mint=Aegae or Pella | ||
|Ancient region=Macedon | |Ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Authority=Perdiccas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 365-360 BC) | |Authority=Perdiccas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 365-360 BC) | ||
− | |Date from=365 | + | |Date from=365 BCE |
− | |Date to=359 | + | |Date to=359 BCE |
+ | |Period=Classical | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=3.62 | |Weight=3.62 | ||
|Diameter=17 | |Diameter=17 | ||
− | |Axis=1 | + | |Axis=1 |
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Denomination=drachma |
− | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, | + | |Standard=Attic |
+ | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 80, n° 60 | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, n° 520-521 (similarly overstruck) ; HGC 3.1, n° 840 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: entire outline of host coin and several locks of hair on lion skin). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: entire outline of host coin and several locks of hair on lion skin). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=AMYNTA | |Overstruck reverse legend=AMYNTA | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Eagle right devouring snake (visible: outline of eagle from head to wing tip, slight traces of snake). | |Overstruck reverse description=Eagle right devouring snake (visible: outline of eagle from head to wing tip, slight traces of snake). | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Overstruck authority=Amyntas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 393-370 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Amyntas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 393-370 BC) | ||
− | |Coin series reference overstruck=Westermark | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Westermark 1989, p. 307-313, n° (A)1 ; Gaebler 1935 p. 160, n° 7. |
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Revision as of 10:13, 23 May 2023
365 BCE - 359 BCE | ΠΕΡΔΙΚΚΑ
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΕΡΔΙΚΚΑ (Greek) Lion right, breaking spear in jaws. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aegae or Pella | Ancient regionAncient region. | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Perdiccas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 365-360 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 365 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 359 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.623.62 g <br />3,620 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 80, n° 60 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals1SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, n° 520-521 (similarly overstruck), HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 840 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: entire outline of host coin and several locks of hair on lion skin). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AMYNTA (Greek) Eagle right devouring snake (visible: outline of eagle from head to wing tip, slight traces of snake). |
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: | Amyntas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 393-370 BC) |
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
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Westermark 19893Westermark 1989, p. 307-313, n° (A)1, Gaebler 1935 p. 1604Gaebler 1935 p. 160, n° 7. |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals
- ^ 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.
- ^ Westermark, Ulla (1989), "Remarks on the regal Macedonian coinage ca. 413-359 B.C.", in Georges Le Rider, Kenneth Jenkins, Nancy Waggoner and Ulla Westermark (eds.), Kraay-Mørkholm essays : numismatic studies in memory of C. M. Kraay and O. Mørkholm, Louvain-la-Neuve, p. 301-315
- ^ Gaebler 1935 p. 160