3621 - Scotussa (AE Athena/horse) over Cassander (Heracles/rider) (Triton, XV, Jan. 2012, 753.1)
From SILVER
200 - 100 | ΣΚΟΤΟΥΣΙΩΝ
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triton 15 (03/01/2012), no. 753.1. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Ares or Athena right, in crested helmet. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΚΟΤΟΥΣΙΩΝ Bridled horse prancing right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Scotussa | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thessaly | 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. 200 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5,76",76" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 20,5",5" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | O. D. Hoover1O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Greece. Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris, and Corinthia. Sixth to Fisrt Centuries BC - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4, Lancaster-London, 2014, no. 615 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ Horseman right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 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
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG Cop. 11422SNG Cop. 1142 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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