SO 587 - Athens over Athens
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=143f.png | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Ref_athènes_athéna_zeus.png | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b103112289 | ||
|Archaeological context=Athenian Agora, OO-1116 | |Archaeological context=Athenian Agora, OO-1116 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=AΘE | |Reverse legend=AΘE | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Archaic image of Apollo Delios, holding the three Graces in his right hand and a bow in his left. In field, cicada. | |Reverse description=Archaic image of Apollo Delios, holding the three Graces in his right hand and a bow in his left. In field, cicada. | ||
|Mint=Athens | |Mint=Athens | ||
|Ancient region=Attica | |Ancient region=Attica | ||
| − | |Date from=36 | + | |Date from=36 BCE |
| − | |Date to=33 | + | |Date to=33 BCE |
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=4.85 | |Weight=4.85 | ||
|Diameter=20 | |Diameter=20 | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Standard=Attic |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=Kroll 1993, n°143f. |
| − | |Overstruck reverse description= | + | |Coin series reference=Svoronos, 1923-1926, p. 80, n°1-14; Kroll 1993, n°143; HGC 4, n°1714 |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.kroll_1993.143 | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena wearing a Cointhian helmet. | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus holding a thunderbolt. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Athens | |Overstruck mint=Athens | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Attica | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica | ||
| + | |Overstruck date from=196 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=86 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Kroll 1993, n°78-80, n°82-84, n°90-7 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.kroll_1993.78-80.82-4.90-7 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
| + | |Remarks="overstruck on pre-87 B.C Fulminating Zeus AE2" | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 09:42, 30 April 2024
36 BCE - 33 BCE | AΘE
Images
Overstriking coin
143f.png
Overstruck variety
Ref_athènes_athéna_zeus.png [1]
Location/history
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Athenian Agora, OO-1116 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΘE (Greek) Archaic image of Apollo Delios, holding the three Graces in his right hand and a bow in his left. In field, cicada. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. | Attica | 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. 36 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 33 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.854.85 g <br />4,850 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Kroll 1993, n°143f. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos1Svoronos, 1923-1926, p. 80, n°1-14, Kroll 19932Kroll 1993, n°143, HGC 43HGC 4, n°1714 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena wearing a Cointhian helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Zeus holding a thunderbolt. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Attica | 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. 196 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 86 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Kroll 19932Kroll 1993, n°78-80, n°82-84, n°90-7 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on pre-87 B.C Fulminating Zeus AE2" | ||
References
- ^ Svoronos
- a b Kroll, John H. (1993), The Greek coins, Athenian Agora vol. 26, Princeton, xxvi + 376 p., 36 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.
