SO 904 - Thessalonica over Amphipolis
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=SO 904 - Thessalonica over Amphipolis.jpg | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Amphipolis 904 (drawing).jpg | ||
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|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection | |Private collection=D. MacDonald collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Silenos facing, wearing ivy wreath. | |Obverse description=Head of Silenos facing, wearing ivy wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ D | |Reverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ D | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Legend within ivy wreath. | |Reverse description=Legend within ivy wreath. | ||
|Mint=Thessalonica | |Mint=Thessalonica | ||
|Ancient region=Macedon | |Ancient region=Macedon | ||
| − | |Authority=Roman Republic | + | |Authority=Roman Republic; Roman province of Macedonia |
| − | |Date from=142 | + | |Date from=142 BCE |
| − | |Date to=141 | + | |Date to=141 BCE |
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=9.25 | |Weight=9.25 | ||
|Diameter=23 | |Diameter=23 | ||
| − | |Axis=1 | + | |Axis=1 |
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=MacDonald 1998, p. 97 ; MacDonald 2009, p. 87, n° 65. |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=HGC 3.1, n° 1117 |
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet decorated with head of a griffin (visible: portion of helmet and beaded circle). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet decorated with head of a griffin (visible: portion of helmet and beaded circle). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΜΦΙΠΟ(ΛΙΤΩΝ) | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΜΦΙΠΟ(ΛΙΤΩΝ) | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Legend and monograms within oak wreath (visible: traces of oak wreath and monogram). | |Overstruck reverse description=Legend and monograms within oak wreath (visible: traces of oak wreath and monogram). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Amphipolis | |Overstruck mint=Amphipolis | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler 1935, p. 34, n° 29. |
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Revision as of 23:30, 28 May 2023
142 BCE - 141 BCE | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ D
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 904 - Thessalonica over Amphipolis.jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Amphipolis 904.png
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Amphipolis 904 (drawing).jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Silenos facing, wearing ivy wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ D (Greek) Legend within ivy wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thessalonica | Ancient regionAncient region. | Macedon | 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: | Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 142 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 141 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: 9.259.25 g <br />9,250 mg <br /> | 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).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 1998, p. 97, MacDonald 2009, p. 87, n° 65. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 3.11HGC 3.1, n° 1117 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet decorated with head of a griffin (visible: portion of helmet and beaded circle). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΜΦΙΠΟ(ΛΙΤΩΝ) (Greek) Legend and monograms within oak wreath (visible: traces of oak wreath and monogram). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Amphipolis | 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
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Gaebler 19352Gaebler 1935, p. 34, n° 29. |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
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.
- ^ Gaebler, Hugo (1935), Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands, unter Leitung von Theodor Wiegand. Band III, Makedonia und Paionia. 2. Abt., Verlag W. de Gruyter, Berlin
