2610 - Ecbatana (Phraataces & Musa) (drachma Phraataces/Musa) over uncertain type (Triton, III, Nov.-Dec. 1999, 673)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2610

2 BCE - 4 CE | ΘΕΑC OYPANIAC MOYCHC BACIΛΙCCHC

Images

Overstriking coin

Phraataces_and_musa_Triton_III, _30_November–1_Dec._1999, _673.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Triton, III, 30 Nov.-1 Dec. 1999, 673 = Manhattan, 1, 5 Jan. 2010, 116
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	A. Lynn Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Diademed, jacketed bust of king left, wearing torque, crowned from front and back by two wreath-bearing Nikai

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΘΕΑC OYPANIAC MOYCHC BACIΛΙCCHC (Greek) diademed, draped bust of Musa, wearing tall crown, AT monogram below chin

Mint and issuing power

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

Ecbatana

Ancient regionAncient region.

Media

Modern countryModern country: Iran

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:

Parthian Empire, Phraataces of Parthia (king of Parthia, 2 BCE-2 CE), Musa of Parthia (queen of Parthia, 2 BCE-4 CE)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 2 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 4 CE

Roman ^{from 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: 3.843.84 g <br />3,840 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sellwood 19801Sellwood 1980, n° 58.9, Shore 19932Shore 1993, n° 324, Fröhlich 20083Fröhlich 2008
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://www.parthia.com/phraataces.htm

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:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck, perhaps on a Roman denarius": certainly not; looks as struck on a coin of the same type (but not a double strike)

References

^ Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.
^ Shore, Fred B. (1993), Parthian coins & history : ten dragons against Rome, Classical Numismatic Group, p.188
^ Fröhlich, Christine (2008), Monnaies indo-scythes et indo-parthes du Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : catalogue raisonné, Bibliothèque nationale de France, p.158, pl.29