3754 - Parion (AE altar/ΠΑ-ΡΙ) over uncertain type (Münzen & Medaillen, 17, Oct. 2005, 779)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 50 BCE | ΠΑ-ΡΙ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Münzen & Medaillen, 17, 4 Oct. 2005, 779 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | The Great Altar of Parion, horns at corners, garlanded and decorated with bucranium, below, thyrsos. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΑ-ΡΙ (Greek) Legend within laurel 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: 4.714.71 g <br />4,710 mg <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 von Aulock Mysien1SNG von Aulock Mysien, 2431, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, 1396 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, 1394 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | weak |
RemarksRemarks: | "überprägt auf den Typ SNG BN 1394(?): auf Rv. Demeterkopf n. l. sichtbar. Erworben 1976" |
References
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957
- 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.