28472 - Antioch (Aulus Gabinius) (tetradrachm Philip Philadelphus/enthroned Zeus) over uncertain type (Nomos AG, obolos 16, Oct. 2020, 946)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 28472


57 BCE - 55 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟV / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟVΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟV

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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Nomos AG, obolos 16, 11 Oct. 2020, 946

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed head of the Seleukid king Philip I Philadelphos to right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟV / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟVΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟV (Greek) Zeus seated left on high-backed throne, holding Nike on his outstretched right hand and long scepter in his left, in inner field to left, monogram of Gabinius, below throne, fixed monogram, all within laurel wreat
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Antioch Ancient regionAncient region. Syria 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: Aulus Gabinius, Roman Republic, Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Philip I Epiphanes Philadelphus (Seleucid king, 94/3-76/5 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 57 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 55 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: 15.5515.55 g <br />15,550 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).: 27.527.5 mm <br />2.75 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SC II1SC II, n° 2489, HGC 92HGC 9, n° 1356, RPC I 41243RPC I 4124
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck"

References

  1. ^  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. ^  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. ^ RPC I 4124