3433 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Nomos, Obolos 5, June 2016, 310)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3433


133 BCE - 67 BCE | ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟY

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 77 - Pergamum over uncertain mint.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Pergamum_Asklepios_Omphalos.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Nomos Obolos 5, 26 June 2016, 310 = Nomos Obolos, 7, 9 July 2017, 151.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟY (Greek) Trophy consisting of helmet and cuirass.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Pergamum 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. 133 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 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: 6.136.13 g <br />6,130 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG Copenhagen Mysia1SNG Copenhagen Mysia, 393-395, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, n° 1875-1879, Chameroy 20163Chameroy 2016

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Asklepios right, wearing a laurel wreath. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek) Raised snake on omphalos.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Pergamum Ancient regionAncient region.  Mysia Modern countryModern country: Turkey AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 133 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, n° 1803
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck on an uncertain earlier type"

References

  1. ^  Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum. 19. Mysia, Copenhagen, Einar Munksgaard, 1945.
  2. a b  Levante, Edoardo (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Mysie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XL + 131 pl.
  3. ^  Chameroy, Jérémie (2016), "Manipulating Late Hellenistic Coinage: Some Overstrikes and Countermarks on Bronze Coins of Pergamum," Chiron, 46, p. 85-118.