Overstriking coinThasos (imitation) on Athens (123-122) - Boljarino hoard.jpg
Overstruck varietyThasos (imitation) on Athens (123-122) - Boljarino hoard overstruck variety.jpg [1]Traces of the overstruck varietyThasos (imitation) on Athens (123-122) - Boljarino hoard overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Wreathed head of young Dionysos right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
ΗΕΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his shoulder and left arm, resting right hand on club, in the inner left field, monogram
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 60 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 40 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime 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: 16.2016.2 g <br />16,200 mg <br />
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Lukanc 1996, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Callataÿ - Prokopov 1995, p. 7, n° 15, pl. 2, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 283, n° 31
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
A-ΘE / ΜΙΚ-ΙΩΝ / ΕΥΡ-ΥΚΛΕΙ (Greek) Owl standing facing on amphora to right, symbol to right, letter on amphora, all within olive wreath
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.ᵖ:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 124 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 123 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.ᵖ:
"[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4Thompson 1961, n° 473-489
^Lukanc, Ivo (1996), Les imitations des monnaies d'Alexandre le Grand et de Thasos, Wetteren, Cultura
^Callataÿ, François de - Prokopov, Ilja (1995), "The Boljarino Hoard (IGCH 975 - near Plovdiv)", in Revue belge de Numismatique, 141, p. 5-12, pl. 1-3.
^Callataÿ, François de (2021), “On pattern and purpose of overstrikes of late Hellenistic tetradrachms in Thrace Macedonia”, in Ulrike Peter and Vladimir Stolba (eds.), Thrace. Local coinage and regional identity, Berlin Studies of the Ancient World 77, Berlin, Topoi, p. 263-289.
^Thompson, Margaret (1961), The new style silver coinage of Athens, Numismatic Studies 10, New York, 2 vol.
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
