28475 - Antioch (Antiochus VIII) (tetradrachm Antiochus VIII/Athena nicephorus) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (Numismatica Ars Classica, 149, Dec. 2024, 394)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 28475

121 BCE - 96 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ – ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Antiochus_VIII_Numismatica_Ars_Classica,_149,_2_Dec._2024,_394.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Antiochus VII Athena.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	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.:

Syria (uncertain Seleucid mint)

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:

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.. 96 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: 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 />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SC II1SC II, n° 2291
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=2291

Overstruck type

Description

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:

Eusebeia

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Cappadocia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC), Ariarathes V of Cappadocia (163-130 BCE)

Chronology

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 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	SC II1SC II, n° 2148
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=2148

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Traces of overstriking" (nb: the hair are typical of the tetradrachms in the name of Antiochus VII)