30451 - Dia (AE Zeus/eagle on thunderbolt) over Pontic type (Aegis/Nike) (Rex Numismatics, 22, May 2025, 36)
From SILVER
80 BCE - 70 BCE | ΔΙΑΣ
Images
Overstriking coin
Dia_May_2025+.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Amisos Aegis Nike overstruck.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s) ᵖ: | Rex Numismatics, 22, 9 May 2025, 36 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Zeus right. | Reverse: | ΔΙΑΣ (Greek) Eagle, with head right and wings spread, standing left on thunderbolt, monogram to left. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Dia | Ancient region | Bithynia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
Chronology
| From 80 BCE to 70 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  period
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Physical description
| Metal: Bronze
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Weight in grams: 7.007 g <br />7,000 mg <br /> | Denomination: tetrachalkon
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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.]]1HGC 7, n° 453 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| Obverse: | Aegis facing | Reverse: | Nike advancing right with shouldered palm branch |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint ᵖ: | Amisus | Ancient region ᵖ | Pontus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority ᵖ: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
Chronology
| From 95 BCE to 85 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC period
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Physical description
| Denomination ᵖ: | tetrachalkon
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References
| Coin type reference ᵖ: | "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1HGC 7, n° 242 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidence: | sure |
| Remarks: | nb: no mention of overstrike | ||
