300 BCE - 298 BCE | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ / BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Overstriking coin
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Numismatica Ars Classica, 150, 2 Dec. 2024, 703
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Diademed bust r., with aegis around neck.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ / BAΣIΛEΩΣ (Greek) Quadriga of elephants driven l. by figure of deified Alexander, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, in exergue, silphium
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 298 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Gold
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.047.04 g <br />7,040 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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exceptional
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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RemarksRemarks:
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"Minor traces of overstriking on reverse and edge marks" (nb: most of the traces on the cheek, if not all, are not the result of an overstike)
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References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.
- ^ Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.
- ^ Roche-Lévêque, Augustin (2024), "L'or lagide en transition : les statères au quadrige de Ptolémée Ier Sôter," Bulletin de la Société française de Numismatique, 79 (4), p. 147-155.