1912 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (CNG, MBS 64, Sept. 2003, 391)
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|Coin reference=Houghton, n° 991 | |Coin reference=Houghton, n° 991 | ||
− | |Coin series reference=SNG | + | |Coin series reference=SNG Spaer, n° 1358 var. (monogram) ; SC II, n° 1686-1689 |
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1686 | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1686 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Timarchos right, wearing crested helmet. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Timarchos right, wearing crested helmet. |
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162 BCE - 150 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ
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Timarchus Dioscuri.jpeg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group MBS 64 (24/09/2003), lot 391. | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | A. Houghton collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Jugate heads of Demetrios diademed and Ladike draped and wearing stephane right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek) Tyche seated left, throne supported by winged tritoness, holding scepter and cornucopia. In outside left field, palm and monogram. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seleuceia ad Tigrim | Ancient regionAncient region. | Mesopotamia | Modern countryModern country: Iraq | 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: | Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 162 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE | hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.216.2 g <br />16,200 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm ![]() |
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Houghton, n° 991 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Spaer1SNG Spaer, n° 1358 var. (monogram), SC II2SC II, n° 1686-1689 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Timarchos right, wearing crested helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΛΟΥ ΤΙΜΑΡΧΟΥ (Greek) Dioscuri riding right, wearing spears and palms. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Timarchus (satrap of Media in c. 175-163 BC and Seleucid usurper in 162-161 BC) |
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
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Houghton 9903Houghton 990 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Spaer, Arnold - Lorber, Catharine C. (1998), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. Israel. I : The Arnold Spaer collection of Seleucid coins, London, Italo Vecchi Ltd., p. 389, pl. 189.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables
- ^ Houghton 990