Olbia

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 388

The mint at the ancient site of Olbia in Thrace.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Olbia (?) (Koson), silver, drachms (Artemis/club) (50-40 BCE)		Silver	83 kg
Olbia (?) (Koson), silver, drachms (consul with lictors/eagle with wreath) (c. 50-40 BCE)		Silver	80 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
3404 - Olbia (stater Demeter/eagle) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 7, Feb. 2019, 90)		Silver	330 BC JL
3641 - Olbia (AE Borysthenes/axe and bowcase) over uncertain type (Rauch, 102, Nov. 2016, 218)		Bronze	300 BC JL
3848 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 66, Jan. 2020, 67)		Bronze	250 BC JL
28004 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Baldwin’s, C24008, 6 Aug. 2024, 31)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3520 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over uncertain type (M&M, 15, Oct. 2004, 8)		Bronze	250 BC JL
27993 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 69, Apr. 2020, 87)		Bronze	250 BC JL
2829 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 88, Sept. 2021, 369)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3626 - Olbia (AE Helios/Horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Brussels, KBR, Marc Bar coll. 356)		Bronze	250 BC JL
27996 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 112, Sept. 2023, 241)		Bronze	250 BC JL
1476 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Borysthenes/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 94, Feb. 2022, 294)		Bronze	250 BC JL
21204 - Olbia (AE Helios/Horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, XIX, March 2020, 73)		Bronze	250 BC JL
27998 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 112, Sept. 2023, 242)		Bronze	250 BC JL
21190 - Olbia (AE Helios/Horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 111, Aug. 2023, 257)		Bronze	250 BC JL
28001 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 65, Dec. 2019, 110)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17859 - Olbia (drachm Heracles/axe and bowcase) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 71, May 2020, 84)		Silver	220 BC JL
1481 - Olbia (AE Apollo/cithara) over Olbia (uncertain type) (Roma Numismatics, EA 94, Feb. 2022, 296)		Bronze	80 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
21204 - Olbia (AE Helios/Horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, XIX, March 2020, 73)		Bronze	250 BC JL
28004 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Baldwin’s, C24008, 6 Aug. 2024, 31)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3848 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 66, Jan. 2020, 67)		Bronze	250 BC JL
2829 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 88, Sept. 2021, 369)		Bronze	250 BC JL
27993 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 69, Apr. 2020, 87)		Bronze	250 BC JL
1476 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Borysthenes/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 94, Feb. 2022, 294)		Bronze	250 BC JL
27996 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 112, Sept. 2023, 241)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3626 - Olbia (AE Helios/Horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Brussels, KBR, Marc Bar coll. 356)		Bronze	250 BC JL
28001 - Olbia (AE Helios/horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 65, Dec. 2019, 110)		Bronze	250 BC JL
21190 - Olbia (AE Helios/Horses) over Olbia (Demeter/axe and bowcase) (Roma Numismatics, EA 111, Aug. 2023, 257)		Bronze	250 BC JL
1481 - Olbia (AE Apollo/cithara) over Olbia (uncertain type) (Roma Numismatics, EA 94, Feb. 2022, 296)		Bronze	80 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	olbia
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Olbia in Thrace.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	226546
Ancient regionAncient region.	Scythia Pleiades: scythia
Modern countryModern country	Ukraine
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	46.691895° N, 31.901597° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Olbia,_Ukraine https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/226546 http://sws.geonames.org/697953/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x118428 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7010236

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Literature

• Anokhin 2011

Authors

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