16738 - Paeonia (uncertain mint) (Patraus) (tetradrachm Apollo/rider) over uncertain type (Leu, WA 13, Aug. 2020, 192)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 16738


331 BCE - 315 BCE | ΠΑΤΡΑΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
Patraos 2382 Leu.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Leu, WA 13, 15 Aug. 2020, 192
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : From a Belgian collection, formed before 2005

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΠΑΤΡΑΟΥ (Greek) Paionian cavaleryman on horseback right, spearing Macedonian enemy lying below who defends himself with shield.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Paeonia (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region. Paeonia Modern countryModern country: 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: Patraus (king of Peonia, 340-315 BC), Paeonian kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 331 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 315 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.6212.62 g <br />12,620 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Thraco-Macedonian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I1Sear I, n° 1520, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 148
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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  2. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.