28511 - Sardis (Antiochus III) (AE Apollo/tripod) over Seleucid type with Apollo seated on omphalos (New York, ANS, 1944.100.77026)

From SILVER


215 BCE - 213 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
Antiochus_III_New_York,_ANS,_1944.100.77026.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Antioch Artemis right-Apollo.jpeg [2]
Location/history
Museum collection: New York, ANS, 1944.100.77026
Private collection(s) ᵖ: E. T. Newell bequest

Overstriking coin

Description
Obverse: Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek) Tripod.
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Sardis Ancient region Mysia Modern country: Turkey Authority: Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus III the Great (Seleucid king, 222-187 BC)
Chronology
From 215 BCE to 213 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
Metal: Bronze Nomisma.org Weight in grams: 8.648.64 g <br />8,640 mg <br /> Axis: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
Diameter: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />
References
Coin reference: Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1WSM, n° 1187, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 9, 468 (R2), "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC I, n° 971.1
Coin series web reference:

Overstruck type

Description
Obverse: Reverse:
Mint and issuing power
Mint ᵖ: Ancient region ᵖ Modern country: Authority ᵖ:
Chronology
From to period
Physical description
References
Coin type reference ᵖ:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidence:
Remarks: nb: the diagonal figure of Apollo seated on the omphalos is clear

References

  1. ^  Newell, Edward T. (1941), The coinage of the western Seleucid mints from Seleucus I to Antiochus III, Numismatic Studies 4, New York, 450 p., LXIV pl.
  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. ^  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.