149 BCE - 147 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ
Overstriking coin
SO 884 - Uncertain mint in Macedon over uncertain mint.jpg
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Overstruck variety
Roman Republican denarius of C. Terentius Lucanus 884.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Tkalec, 18 Febr. 2002, lot 33 = Triton, 8, 11 Jan. 2005, lot 202 = Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 70, 21 Sept. 2005, lot 143 = Classical Numismatic Group, Jan. 2014, lot 186
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Philip Andriscos right, waering diadem.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek) Heracles facing, naked, holding club, a lion skin and cornucopia.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 149 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 147 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.353.35 g <br />3,350 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Helmeted head of Roma r., wreathed by Victory standing r. behind her. In lower l. field, X.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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The Dioscuri galloping r., below, C·TER·LVC. In exergue, ROMA in rectangular frame
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 147 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 147 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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denarius
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References
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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frequent
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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sure
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RemarksRemarks:
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David Sear: "A remarkable Macedonian regal drachm overstruck on a denarius of C. Terentius Lucanus that Crawford dates to 147 BC (the dating of which should now be revised to circa 150-148 BC). The evidence of the undertype clearly indicates a date substantially later than the downfall of the Macedonian monarchy, which had ended with the defeat of Perseus by the Roman general L. Aemilius Paullus at Pydna in June of 168 BC. The only logical explanation of the existence of a regal type apparently belonging to the 140s is that the piece represents an issue by the Macedonian pretender Andriskos (‘Philip VI’)"
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References
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
- ^ Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge