3594 - Phoenicia (uncertain Ptolemaic mint) (Ptolemy V) (tetradrachm Ptolemy V/eagle on thunderbolt) over uncertain type (New York, ANS, 1967.152.655)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3594


205 BCE - 180 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
Phoenicia_ANS_Ptolemy_V_1967.jpg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: New York, American Numismatic Society, 1967.152.655 Sale(s)Sale(s) : Sale Burel, 11 June 1913, 380
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Burel collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Bust of Ptolemy V right, wearing diadem, drapped. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. In left field, Σ. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Phoenicia (uncertain Ptolemaic mint) Ancient regionAncient region. Phoenicia Modern countryModern country: Lebanon 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: Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 205 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 180 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.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 14.2314.23 g <br />14,230 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Mørkholm 1979, p. 209 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1293, Mørkholm 19792Mørkholm 1979, p. 209

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: (visible: Π close to the right wing).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.
  2. ^  Mørkholm, Otto (1979), "The Portrait Coinage of Ptolemy V. The Main Series", in Greek Numismatics and Archaeology. Essays in Honor of M. Thompson, Wetteren, p. 203-214, pl. 23-24.