242 BCE - 227 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY
Overstriking coin
Antiochus Hierax Phrygia 2408.jpg
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Overstruck variety
Alexander the Great on Alexander the Great - Leu, Web 18, 18 Dec. 2021, 573 overstruck variety.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Classical Numismatic Group, EA 540, 14 June 2023, 184.
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Diademed head right
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY (Greek) Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos, EΠO in exergue
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 242 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 227 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.6916.69 g <br />16,690 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of young Herakles r. wearing lionskin headdress
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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AΛEΞANΔPoY (Greek) Zeus seated l. holding eagle and scepter
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 332 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 227 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Attic
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References
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.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.