27797 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles ΘΣ) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (CNG, EA 563, June 2024, 337)

Overstrike Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 27797

104 BCE - 103 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΠΟΔΑΚΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 563, 5 June 2024, 337

Overstriking coin

Description

Obverse:

Male head right, wearing diadem. Bead-and-reel border.

Reverse:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΠΟΔΑΚΟΥ (Greek) Heracles seated left on rock covered by Nemean lion skin, holding club on knee in right hand and resting left hand on rock face. In outer left, monogram. in exergue, ΘΣ (year 209).

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Charax Spasinou

Ancient region

Characene

Modern country: Irak

Authority:

Apodacus of Characene (124-103 BCE), Characene kingdom

Chronology

From 104 BCE to 103 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

period

Physical description

Metal: Silver	Weight in grams: 16.1316.13 g <br />16,130 mg <br />	Denomination: tetradrachm	Axis: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
Diameter: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br />		Standard: Attic

References

Coin reference:		Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Alram 1986, n° 496
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/characene.apodacus characene.bmc characene.pl.54.2

Overstruck type

Description

Obverse:

Diademed head of Antiochus r.

Reverse:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ∕ ANTIOXOY/ EYEPΓETOY (Greek) Athena standing l. holding Nike and resting l. arm on shield, and holding spear with left, monograms in outer l. field

Mint and issuing power

Mint ^ᵖ:

Antioch

Ancient region ^ᵖ

Syria

Modern country: Turkey

Authority ^ᵖ:

Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC)

Chronology

From 138 BCE to 129 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

period

Physical description

Denomination ^ᵖ:

tetradrachm

Standard ^ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type reference ^ᵖ:	"[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SC II, n° 2061.1
Coin series web reference overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.2061

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidence:	strong
Remarks:	"overstruck"

References

^ Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
^ 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