3332 - Boeotia (uncertain mint) (Boeotian League) (AE Demeter/Poseidon) over Antigonus Gonatas (Heracles/rider) (CNG, EA 148, Sept. 2006, 138)
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| − | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 148 | + | |Image overstriking coin=Boeotia_Demeter_Poseidon_4.jpg |
| + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=321674 | ||
| + | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 148, 20 Sept. 2006, 138. | ||
| + | |Private collection=David Herman coll. | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing slightly right, wearing wreath of grain ears. | |Obverse description=Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing slightly right, wearing wreath of grain ears. | ||
|Reverse legend=BOIΩΤΩN | |Reverse legend=BOIΩΤΩN | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident. | |Reverse description=Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident. | ||
|Mint=Uncertain mint | |Mint=Uncertain mint | ||
|Ancient region=Boeotia | |Ancient region=Boeotia | ||
|Authority=Boeotian league | |Authority=Boeotian league | ||
| + | |Date from=225 BCE | ||
| + | |Date to=215 BCE | ||
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=4.08 | |Weight=4.08 | ||
|Diameter=16 | |Diameter=16 | ||
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=BMC Central Greece, n°81-89; SNG Copenhagen 3, n°81 (pl. VI, 8); BCD Boiotia, 108; HGC 4, n°1182 |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/boeotian_league.bmc.81-9 | ||
| + | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedonia | ||
|Overstruck authority=Antigonus II Gonatas (Antigonid king, 277/6-239 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Antigonus II Gonatas (Antigonid king, 277/6-239 BC) | ||
| + | |Overstruck date from=277 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=239 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
| + | |Remarks="Overstruck on an Antigonos Gonatas Æ" | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 11:49, 25 April 2024
225 BCE - 215 BCE | BOIΩΤΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
Boeotia_Demeter_Poseidon_4.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 148, 20 Sept. 2006, 138. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David Herman coll. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing slightly right, wearing wreath of grain ears. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BOIΩΤΩN (Greek) Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Uncertain mint | Ancient regionAncient region. | Boeotia | Modern countryModern country: unknown | 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: | Boeotian league |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 225 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 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: 4.084.08 g <br />4,080 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1616 mm <br />1.6 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Central Greece1BMC Central Greece, n°81-89, SNG Copenhagen 32SNG Copenhagen 3, n°81 (pl. VI, 8), BCD Boiotia3BCD Boiotia, 108, HGC 44HGC 4, n°1182 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedonia | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Antigonus II Gonatas (Antigonid king, 277/6-239 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 277 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 239 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an Antigonos Gonatas Æ" | ||
References
- ^ Head, Barclay Vincent, Poole, Reginald Stuart (1884), British Museum. Catalogue of the Greek coins : Central Greece (Locris, Phocis, Boetia and Euboea), London, lxix, 158 p., 24 pl.
- ^ SNG Copenhagen 3. Thessaly-Illyricum. Epirus-Acarnania. Aetolia-Euboea. Attica-Aegina. Corinth. Philiasia-Laconia. Argolis-Aegean Islands, Copenhagen, 1982.
- ^ BCD Boiotia
- ^ 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.
