27323 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over uncertain type (CNG, 127, Sept. 2024, 173)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 27323

90 BCE - 70 BCE | ABYΔHNΩN / EYKRATOY

Images

Overstriking coin

Abydos_Roma_Numismatics,_XXVII,_22_March_2023,_253.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, 27, 22 March 2023, 253 = Classical Numismatic Group, 127, 17 Sept. 2024, 173.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, caduceus behind

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ABYΔHNΩN / EYKRATOY (Greek) Eagle standing right within laurel wreath

Mint and issuing power

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

Abydus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Troas

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. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 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: 16.8216.82 g <br />16,820 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).: 3535 mm <br />3.5 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Callataÿ 19961Callataÿ 1996, dies D21/R– (unlisted rev. with sigma at top of wreath)

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:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"indications of undertype"

References

^ Callataÿ, François de (1996), "Abydos sur Aesillas", in Anatupo apo to afiervma sth Mantv Oikonomidou "Xarakthr", Athens, p. 81-91.