3402 - Amphipolis (AE emperor/seated Tyche) over Thessalonica (Janiform head/Dioscuri on horses) (Athens, NM, 1920 IE 86 - Kourempanas 2013)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3402


69 CE - 79 CEΟΥΕΣΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 913 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica.png
Overstruck variety
Thessalonica 913.png
Traces of the overstruck variety
Amphipolis 913.png
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Athens, Numismatic Museum, 1920 IE 86.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΟΥΕΣΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ (Greek) Emperor in military dress standing, left, holding spear (?) and parazonium, foot on prow (?) ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Tyche seated, right
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Amphipolis Ancient regionAncient region. Macedon Modern countryModern country: Greece 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: Roman Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 69 CE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 79 CE Roman from 30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.3417.34 g <br />17,340 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Kourempanas 2013 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Kourempanas 20131Kourempanas 2013
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Laureate and bearded janiform head ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΘΕΣΣAΛONIKHΣ (Greek) The Dioskouroi on horseback, facing opposite directions and holding lances
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Thessalonica Ancient regionAncient region.  Macedon Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 125 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 75 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 439, Kourempanas 20163Kourempanas 2016, 17
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Kourempanas, Theodoros (2013), "A coin of Amphipolis of Imperial Roman times overstruck on a Hellenistic coin from Thessaloniki", in E. P. Sioumpara et K. Psaroudakis (éds), Themelion. 24 papers in Honor of Professor Petros Themelis from his students and colleagues, Athens, p. 209-213.
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  Kourempanas, Theodoros (2016), "Τα ελληνιστικά νομίσματα της Θεσσαλονίκης" , Athens, p. 112, pl. 13.