28506 - Antioch (Antiochus IV) (AE Laodice/head of elephant) over Seleucus III (Seleucus/seated Apollo) (CNG, EA 200, Dec. 2008, 99)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 28506

175 BCE - 172 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Antiochus_IV_Classical_Numismatic_Group, _EA_200, _3_Dec._2008, _99.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 200, 3 Dec. 2008, 99
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From the J.S. Wagner Collection.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Veiled and diademed bust of Laodike IV right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek) Head of elephant left, tripod behind.

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:

Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 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.. 172 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.603.6 g <br />3,600 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1SC II, n° 1407, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 9, n° 684
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=1407

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Diademed head of Seleucus III right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ (Greek) Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded bow

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Antioch

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Syria

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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

Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus III Ceraunus (Seleucid king, 225-223 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 226 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 223 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	"[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC I, n° 923
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.923?lang=en

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"cf. SC 923 for undertype"

References

^ 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
^ 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.
^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.