3270 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Pella (Athena/bull) (MacDonald coll.)
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− | |Private collection= | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO 909 - Amphipolis over Pella.png |
+ | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Amphipolis over Pella 909 (drawing).png | ||
+ | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | |Obverse description=Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | |Reverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. | |Reverse description=Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. | ||
|Mint=Amphipolis | |Mint=Amphipolis | ||
|Ancient region=Macedon | |Ancient region=Macedon | ||
− | |Authority= | + | |Authority=Roman Republic; Roman province of Macedonia |
− | |Date from=168 | + | |Date from=168 BCE |
− | |Date to=150 | + | |Date to=150 BCE |
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=6.62 | |Weight=6.62 | ||
|Diameter=22 | |Diameter=22 | ||
− | |Axis=11 | + | |Axis=11 |
|Coin reference=MacDonald 1998, p. 101, n° 5, pl. 2, n° 8. | |Coin reference=MacDonald 1998, p. 101, n° 5, pl. 2, n° 8. | ||
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Gaebler 1935, p. 35-37, n° 59-63 ; HGC 3.1, n° 334 |
|Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Demeter facing, veiled (visible: outline of head and slight detail of hair and veil above forehead at left). | |Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Demeter facing, veiled (visible: outline of head and slight detail of hair and veil above forehead at left). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΠΕΛ(ΛΗΣ) | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΠΕΛ(ΛΗΣ) | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Bull standing right, head lowered. Below bull and to right, monograms. In exergue, ear of grain (visible: hind legs, body, portion of head of bull, portion of monogram below bull). | |Overstruck reverse description=Bull standing right, head lowered. Below bull and to right, monograms. In exergue, ear of grain (visible: hind legs, body, portion of head of bull, portion of monogram below bull). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Pella | |Overstruck mint=Pella | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
− | |Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Gaebler 1935, p. 94, n° 3, tafel XIX, 5 ; Touratsoglou 1993, pl. XI.3 ; Malloy 7, pl. I, 23-25. |
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Revision as of 00:10, 29 May 2023
168 BCE - 150 BCE | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (Greek) Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amphipolis | 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. 168 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.626.62 g <br />6,620 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 1998, p. 101, n° 5, pl. 2, n° 8. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, p. 35-37, n° 59-63, HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 334 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Demeter facing, veiled (visible: outline of head and slight detail of hair and veil above forehead at left). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΕΛ(ΛΗΣ) (Greek) Bull standing right, head lowered. Below bull and to right, monograms. In exergue, ear of grain (visible: hind legs, body, portion of head of bull, portion of monogram below bull). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Pella | 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 19351Gaebler 1935, p. 94, n° 3, tafel XIX, 5, Touratsoglou 19933Touratsoglou 1993, pl. XI.3, Malloy 74Malloy 7, pl. I, 23-25. |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- a b 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Touratsoglou, Ioannis (1993), The coin circulation in Ancient Macedonia (ca. 200 B.C.-268-286 A.D.), The hoard evidence, Athens, Hellenic numismatic Society, in-4°, 88 p., XIII pl.
- ^ Malloy 7