27234 - Ecbatana (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius/Apollo) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (Heritage World Coin Auctions, 61436, 11 Nov. 2024, 21078)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 27234


162 BCE - 150 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔEMETRIOY / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ

Images
Overstriking coin
Demetrius_Heritage_World_Coin_Auctions,_SA_61436,_11_Nov._2024,_21078.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Timarchus Dioscuri.jpeg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Heritage World Coin Auctions, SA 61436, 11 Nov. 2024, 21078. From the Tamco Collection. Ex Tamco Numismatics, private sale with old dealer's tag included.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed head of Demetrius right, diadem ties coiled at back, bead-and-reel border ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔEMETRIOY / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek) Apollo seated left on omphalus, testing arrow in right hand, left hand on grounded bow to right
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: Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 162 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 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.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.4816.48 g <br />16,480 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org 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).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SC II1SC II, n° 1730.4 var. (portrait type), HGC 92HGC 9, n° 791
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed and draped bust of Timarchos to right, wearing triple-crested Boeotian helmet. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΛΟΥ ΤΙΜΑΡΧΟΥ (Greek) The Dioskouri galloping to right, each holding spear in his right hand
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 authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Timarchus (satrap of Media in c. 175-163 BC and Seleucid usurper in 162-161 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 164 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 161 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : CSE3CSE, n° 990, SC II1SC II, n° 1589, HGC 92HGC 9, n° 761
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck"

References

  1. a b  Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables
  2. a b  Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
  3. ^  Houghton, Arthur (1983), Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the collection of Arthur Houghton, Ancient Coins in North American Collections 4, New York, xiv, 122 p., 2 fold. charts, 77 pls.