SO 1164 - Apameia over uncertain mint
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| ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Kölner Münzkabinett 103 (30/06/2015), lot 110. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek) Tripod. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Apameia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | Modern countryModern country: Syria | 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: | Antiochus III the Great (Seleucid king, 222-187 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.. | hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze 
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.3012.3 g <br />12,300 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 27.627.6 mm <br />2.76 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC I1SC I, SC II2SC II, n° 971 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | visible: head right. | 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: | Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 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: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
- ^ 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
