22842 - Pergamum (AE Asclepius/eagle) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 114, Nov. 2023, 352)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 22842


200 BCE - 133 BCEΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ below | ΠΕΡΓAΜΗΝΩΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
Pergamum_Asclepius_eagle_Roma_Numismatics, _EA_114, _23_Nov._2023, _352.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, EA 114, 23 Nov. 2023, 352

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ below (Greek) Laureate head of Asklepios to right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΠΕΡΓAΜΗΝΩΝ (Greek) Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, head to right
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Pergamum Ancient regionAncient region. Mysia 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. 200 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 133 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.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.167.16 g <br />7,160 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: BMC Mysia1BMC Mysia, n° 149

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: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck on uncertain type"

References

  1. ^  Wroth, William Warwick (1892), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XII : Mysia, London, xxxv + 217 p., xxxv pl.