CNG, EA 236, 2010, 200 = Numismatica Ars Classica, 149, 2 Dec. 2024, 394
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Diademed head of Antiochus VIII r. Fillet border
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
BAΣIΛEΩΣ – ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ (Greek) Athena standing l., holding Nike with wreath and in l. shield and spear, in l. field, EY above TI. All within wreath
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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:
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.. 96 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime 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: 15.8215.82 g <br />15,820 mg <br />
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟY EYEPΓETOY (Greek) Athena standing front, head to left, holding Nike in her right hand and resting her left on shield decorated with gorgoneion and set on ground, spear leaning against her left arm
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.ᵖ:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 138 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 129 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.ᵖ:
"Traces of overstriking" (nb: the hair are typical of the tetradrachms in the name of Antiochus VII)
References
abHoughton, 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
periodTime period of the numismatic object.
