1306 - Maroneia (tetradrachm Dionysus/Dionysus O37) over Lysimachus (Alexander/Athena) (Warsaw, NM, 154873)

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|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/433893745326189549/
 
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|Museum collection=Warsaw, NM, 154873
 
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|Reverse description=Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right
 
|Reverse description=Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right
 
|Mint=Maroneia
 
|Mint=Maroneia
|Date from=120
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|Date from=120 BCE
|Date to=70
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|Date to=70 BCE
 
|Period=Hellenistic
 
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|Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, p. 189, n° 1085 (O37-R101); Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 2
 
|Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, p. 189, n° 1085 (O37-R101); Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 2
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|Overstruck mint=Thasos
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|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
 
|Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm
 
|Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm
 
|Overstruck standard=Attic
 
|Overstruck standard=Attic
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Revision as of 11:06, 16 October 2022

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1306


120 BCE - 70 BCE | ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN

Images
Overstriking coin
Maroneia on uncertain - Warsaw, NM, 154873.jpg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Warsaw, NM, 154873

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Wreathed head of young Dionysos right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΔIONYΣOY ΣΩTHPΩΣ MAPΩNITΩN (Greek) Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monograms to inner left and right
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Maroneia Ancient regionAncient region. Thrace 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. 120 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.1616.16 g <br />16,160 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, p. 189, n° 1085 (O37-R101), Callataÿ 2021a2Callataÿ 2021a, p. 280, n° 2

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. : Thasos Ancient regionAncient region.  Thrace Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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.. Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : Tetradrachm StandardStandard. : Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Schönert-Geiss, Edith (1987), Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Griechische Münzwerk. Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike 26, Berlin.
  2. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2021), “On pattern and purpose of overstrikes of late Hellenistic tetradrachms in Thrace Macedonia”, in Ulrike Peter and Bernhard Weisser (eds.), Thrace. Local coinage and regional identity, Berlin Studies of the Ancient World 77, Berlin, Topoi, p. 263-289.