3295 - Parion (AE altar/ΠΑ-ΡΙ) over uncertain type (Marc Breitsprecher stock)
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200 BCE - 50 BCE | ΠΑ-ΡΙ
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Overstriking coin

SO 70 - Parium over Parium.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | VCoins, Marc R. Breitsprecher, Feb. 2025, SKU: 58588 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From Frank Kovacs stock |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Altar decorated with bucranium. Below, thyrsos. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΑ-ΡΙ (Greek) Legend within wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Parium | Ancient regionAncient region. | Mysia | 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. 200 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 50 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.993.99 g <br />3,990 mg <br /> | ||
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://mrbcoins.com/cgi-bin/lotinfo.pl?id=40372 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG von Aulock Mysien1SNG von Aulock Mysien, 7427430 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Parium | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Mysia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | uncertain |
RemarksRemarks: | "The overstrike gives the reverse an interesting and artistic effect" |
References
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957