28503 - Antioch (Antiochus IV) (AE radiate Antiochus/standing Apollo) over Ptolemais-Ake (Laodice/head of elephant) (CNG, EA 546, Sept. 2023, 155)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 28503


173 BCE - 169 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ

Images
Overstriking coin
Antiochus_IV_Classical_Numismatic_Group,_EA_546,_13_Sept._2023,_155.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Antiochus_iv_elephant.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group, EA 546, 13 Sept. 2023, 155

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Radiate and diademed head right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ (Greek) Apollo standing right, holding [bow] and drawing arrow from quiver
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: Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 173 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 169 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.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.203.2 g <br />3,200 mg <br /> 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).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SC II1SC II, n° 1410, HGC 92HGC 9, n° 687
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Veiled and diademed bust right of Laodike IV ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: (Greek) Horned elephant's head left
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ptolemais-Ake Ancient regionAncient region.  Phoenicia Modern countryModern country: Israel AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 175 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 173 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : SC II1SC II, n° 1477.2j, HGC 92HGC 9, n° 686
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: ", overstruck on a serrate bronze issue of Ptolemaïs (Ake) type (HGC 9, 686) with horned elephant's head visible on the reverse"

References

  1. a b  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. a b  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.