3492 - Athens (tetradrachm Athena/owl) over uncertain Hellenistic ruler (Myers, FPL, March 1974, 62)
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
| − | |Coin reference=Bauslaugh 1987, pl. 2, | + | |Coin reference=Bauslaugh 1987, pl. 2, n° 2 |
| − | |Coin series reference=Thompson 1961, n°177; HGC 4, n°1602 | + | |Coin series reference=Thompson 1961, n°177; Bauslaugh 1987, pl. 2, n° 2; HGC 4, n°1602 |
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.thompson_1961.169bis-183 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.thompson_1961.169bis-183 | ||
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|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
| − | |Frequency of overstrikes= | + | |Overstruck standard=Attic |
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
|Level of confidence=strong | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
| − | |Remarks="Portraits of Prusias II (ca. 182-149) and Nikomedes II (149-ca. 127) [...] corresponds both in position and outline to the trace preserved on the Athenian reverse" | + | |Remarks="Portraits of Prusias II (ca. 182-149) and Nikomedes II (149-ca. 127) [...] corresponds both in position and outline to the trace preserved on the Athenian reverse" (nb: not really visible; the shape of the nose on the obverse excludes most of the royal Hellenistic portraits) |
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 3 May 2024
176 BCE - 142 BCE | AΘE
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Myers FPL, March 1974, n°62. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΘE (Greek) Owl right and amphora. In field, monograms. All within oliv wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. | Attica | 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. 176 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 142 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8216.82 g <br />16,820 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Bauslaugh 1987, pl. 2, n° 2 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Thompson 19611Thompson 1961, n°177, Bauslaugh 19872Bauslaugh 1987, pl. 2, n° 2, HGC 43HGC 4, n°1602 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Portraits of Prusias II (ca. 182-149) and Nikomedes II (149-ca. 127) [...] corresponds both in position and outline to the trace preserved on the Athenian reverse" (nb: not really visible; the shape of the nose on the obverse excludes most of the royal Hellenistic portraits) | ||
References
- ^ Thompson, Margaret (1961), The new style silver coinage of Athens, Numismatic Studies 10, New York, 2 vol.
- ^ Bauslaugh, Robert A. (1987), "Two unpublished overstrikes: new style Athens and Aesillas the Quaestor," American Numismatic Society. Museum notes 32, p. 11-21
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.
