3039 - Amaseia (AE Ares/sword) over uncertain Pontic type (Winterthur, 2335)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3039

111 BCE - 90 BCE | ΑΜΑΣ/ΣΕΙΑΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 18 - Amisus over uncertain mint.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Winterthur, n° 2335	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	L. Hamburger (1887)

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Ares (?) right, wearing a crested Attic helmet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΜΑΣ/ΣΕΙΑΣ (Greek) Sword in sheath.

Mint and issuing power

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

Amaseia

Ancient regionAncient region.

Pontus

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 111 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 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: 7.687.68 g <br />7,680 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetrachalkon	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 22.822.8 mm <br />2.28 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Bloesch 1997, no. 2335

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Bloesch 19971Bloesch 1997, no. 2335, SNG BM Black Sea2SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1147-1165, HGC 73HGC 7, n° 241.

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. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Pontus

Modern countryModern country:

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

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..

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	uncertain
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Bloesch, Hansjörg (1997), Griechische Münzen in Winterthur, 2, Winterthur.
^ Price, Martin J. (1993), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain, Volume IX, British Museum, Part 1: The Black Sea, London, [132] p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), Handbook of Greek Coinages. 7. Coins of northern and Central Anatolia - Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian bosporos), Lancaster, lxxxii, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.