28538 - Syria (uncertain Seleucid mint) (Seleucus I) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus aetophorus) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 570, Sept. 2024, 145)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 28538


294 BCE - 281 BCE | Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field

Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group, EA 570, 11 Sept. 2024, 145

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field (Greek) Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, monogram in left field
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: Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 294 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 281 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.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.5316.53 g <br />16,530 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SC I1SC I, n° 50.2 corr. (monogram), HGC 92HGC 9, n° 12b1
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "indications of undertype on reverse"

References

  1. ^  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.
  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.