145 BCE - 116 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY EYEPΓETOY
Overstriking coin
Cyrene CNG MBS 57 4 avr. 2001 649.jpg
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Overstruck variety
Cyrene Zeus Ammon eagle.jpg
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing diadem. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY EYEPΓETOY (Greek) Double filleted cornuacopiae, phi to left
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 145 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 116 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 47.1547.15 g <br />47,150 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 4242 mm <br />4.2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Diademed head of Zeus Ammon r.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Eagle standing r., with open wings on winged thunderbolt, in r. field, Φ
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 145 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 116 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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hemidrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Ptolemaic
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References
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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frequent
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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sure
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RemarksRemarks:
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"Clearly overstruck on Svoronos 1641, with the eagle undertype plainly visible on the reverse. Exceptional and probably the finest known example of Svoronos 1640"
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References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.