2342 - Antioch (Antiochus VIII and Cleopatra Thea) (tetradrachm Antiochus VIII & Cleopatra Thea/enthroned Zeus) over Antiochus VIII and Cleopatra Thea (Antiochus VIII & Cleopatra Thea/enthroned Zeus) (Leu Numismatik, 2, 11 May 2018, 156)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2342

122 BCE - 121 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1184 - Antioch over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Antiochus_VIII_&_Cleopatra_thea_(under_the_same).jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Leu Numismatik, 2, 11 May 2018, 156

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Jugate busts of Cleopatra Thea, diademed, veiled and wearing a stephane, and Antiochos VIII, diademed, to right. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter. Below throne, crescent. In outer left field, IE.

Mint and issuing power

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

Antioch

Ancient regionAncient region.

Syria

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:

Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC), Cleopatra Thea (Seleucid queen, 150-121 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 122 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 121 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: 16.5216.52 g <br />16,520 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).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SC II1SC II, n° 2262.1
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.2262

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Jugate busts of Cleopatra Thea, diademed, veiled and wearing a stephane, and Antiochos VIII, diademed, to right. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter.

Mint and issuing power

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

Antioch

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Syria

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus VIII Grypus (Seleucid king, 121/0-97/6 BC), Cleopatra Thea (Seleucid queen, 150-121 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 138 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 121 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	SC II1SC II, n° 2262.1
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.2262

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"This coin is a so-called flip-over double strike, meaning that the flan was not removed between two strikes but flipped over, which resulted in traces of the reverse legend (ΠΑΤΡ) being visible on Antiochos' chin" (nb: not a double strike; different engravings)