SO 2033 - Ecbatana over uncertain mint

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2610

2 BCE - 4 CE | ΘΕΑC OYPANIAC MOYCHC BACIΛΙCCHC

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Manhattan 1 (05/01/2010), no. 116 ; Triton 3 (30/11–01/12/1999), no. 673
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	A. Lynn Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Diademed, jacketed bust of king left, wearing torque, crowned from front and back by two wreath-bearing Nikai

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΘΕΑC OYPANIAC MOYCHC BACIΛΙCCHC (Greek) diademed, draped bust of Musa, wearing tall crown, AT monogram below chin

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Ecbatana

Ancient regionAncient region.

Media

Modern countryModern country: Iran

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:

Phraates IV (king of the Parthian Empire, 2BC-2AD), Musa/Thermusa (queen of the Parthian Empire, 2BC-2AD)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 2 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 4 CE

Roman from 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: 3.843.84 g <br />3,840 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

D. Sellwood1D. Sellwood, An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia, London, 1980, no. 58.9, Ch. Fröhlich2Ch. Fröhlich, Monnaies indo-scythes et indo-parthes du département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques. Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2008,

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:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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