1764 - Sardis (Antiochus III) (AE Apollo/tripod) over Seleucid type (Antiochus/Apollo seated on omphalos) (ebay Forum ancientcoins, GB62949)

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215 BCE - 213 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1168 - Sardis? over uncertain mint.jpg
Overstruck variety
Antiochos_Apollo_arrow_(under_Antiochus_Sardes).jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s) ᵖ: Ebay Forum Ancientcoins, n° GB62949

Overstriking coin

Description
Obverse: Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek) Tripod.
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Sardis Ancient region Lydia Modern country: Turkey Authority: Antiochus III the Great (Seleucid king, 222-187 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)
Chronology
From 215 BCE to 213 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
Metal: Bronze Nomisma.org Weight in grams: 12.2812.28 g <br />12,280 mg <br /> Axis: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
Diameter: 26.426.4 mm <br />2.64 cm <br />
References
Coin reference: Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1WSM, n° 1187, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 9, 468 (R2), "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC I, n° 971.1
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Overstruck type

Description
Obverse: Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY (Greek) Apollo standing left, nude, holding arrow and resting on grounded bow.
Mint and issuing power
Mint ᵖ: Ancient region ᵖ Modern country: Authority ᵖ: Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)
Chronology
From 262 BCE to 213 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
References
Coin type reference ᵖ:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidence:
Remarks: "undertype is also laureate head of Apollo right; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, tripod lebes, no control symbols, undertype obscure but likely Apollo standing left, examining arrow in right, resting left on grounded bow behind"

References

  1. ^  Newell, Edward T. (1941), The coinage of the western Seleucid mints from Seleucus I to Antiochus III, Numismatic Studies 4, New York, 450 p., LXIV pl.
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  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.