18936 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over uncertain type (Paris, BnF, FG 34)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 18936

90 BCE - 70 BCE | ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ - ΞΑΝΘΙΠΠΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Abydos_2524_Paris.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Paris, BnF, FG 34

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ - ΞΑΝΘΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek) Eagle standing right with wings spread, in field to right, crested Macedonian helmet to right, all within laurel wreath

Mint and issuing power

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

Abydus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Troas

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 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: 16.1516.15 g <br />16,150 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	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).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Callataÿ 19961Callataÿ 1996

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:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Callataÿ, François de (1996), "Abydos sur Aesillas", in Anatupo apo to afiervma sth Mantv Oikonomidou "Xarakthr", Athens, p. 81-91.