27792 - Natunia (AE Helios-Shamash/rider on dromedary) over Antioch (Antiochus VIII) (radiate head/eagle) (CNG, MBS 84, May 2010, 747)
From SILVER
64 BCE - 30 BCE
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 84, 5 May 2010, 747 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. Wolf coll. |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Radiate head of Helios-Shamash to right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Camel standing left within wreath |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Natunia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Adiabene | Modern countryModern country: Iraq | 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. 64 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 30 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.535.53 g <br />5,530 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Hoover 2009, p. 162, n° 4, pl. 12, n° 11 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Seyrig 19551Seyrig 1955, Hoover 20092Hoover 2009, p. 162 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Radiate and diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY - EΠIΦANOYΣ (Greek) Eagle standing left, sceptre over shoulder, in outer left, monogram, in exergue, date and palm branch |
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: | Antiochus VIII Grypus (Seleucid king, 121/0-97/6 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 121 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 97 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 93HGC 9, n° 1212, SC II4SC II, n° 2300.1h | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an issue of Antiochos VIII of Syria" |
References
- ^ Seyrig, Henri (1955), "Trésor monétaire de Nisibe," Revue Numismatique, 5 (17), p. 85-122, pl. 1-2.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), "The camels of Natounia", Schweizerische Numismatiche Rundschau, 88, p. 161-165.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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