3706 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Ebay France seller: 84-numis-nl, 16 July 2015)
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|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
− | |Coin series reference=Prokopov 2006, Class AA-HH and HB; | + | |Coin series reference=Prokopov 2006, Class AA-HH and HB; HGC 6, n° 359 |
|Overstruck obverse description=Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos to right | |Overstruck obverse description=Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos to right | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΘΕ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΘΕ |
Revision as of 08:16, 5 December 2022
120 BCE - 70 BCE | HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣIΩΝ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Ebay France seller: 84-numis-nl, 16 July 2015 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣIΩΝ (Greek) Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin. In field, monogram. |
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 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 ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.4716.47 g <br />16,470 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3333 mm <br />3.3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Prokopov 20061Prokopov 2006, Class AA-HH and HB, HGC 62HGC 6, n° 359 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos to right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΘΕ (Greek) Owl standing facing on amphora to right, symbol to right, letter on amphora, all within olive wreath |
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. 130 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | Tetradrachm | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Thompson 19613Thompson 1961 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Prokopov, Ilya (2006), Die Silberprägung der Insel Thasos und die Tetradrachmen des "thasischen Typs" vom 2.-1. Jahrhundert v. Chr., Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin, 342 p., 118 p. of plates
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Iionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
- ^ Thompson, Margaret (1961), The new style silver coinage of Athens, Numismatic Studies 10, New York, 2 vol.