1198 - Maroneia (tetradrachm Dionysus/Dionysus) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 485, Feb. 2021, 20)
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|Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, 1118 (V41/R128); HGC 3.2, n° 1556 | |Coin series reference=Schönert-Geiss 1987, 1118 (V41/R128); HGC 3.2, n° 1556 | ||
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|Remarks=most likely overstruck on Athens | |Remarks=most likely overstruck on Athens | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 12 November 2023
85 BCE - 70 BCE- | ΔIONYΣOY / ΣΩTHPOΣ / MAPΩNITΩN
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, E-Auction 485, 10 Febr 2021, 20 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΔIONYΣOY / ΣΩTHPOΣ / MAPΩNITΩN (Greek) Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes and narthex stalks, monogram to inner left, Θ to inner 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC 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: 16.5116.51 g <br />16,510 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
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: | Schönert-Geiss 19871 , HGC 3.22 |
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 | Modern countryModern country: | 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: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | most likely overstruck on Athens |
References
- ^ Schönert-Geiss, Edith (1987), Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Griechische Münzwerk. Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike 26, Berlin.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.