SO 1166 - Sardis? over uncertain mint

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1945

215 BCE - 213 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.77025
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	E. T. Newell collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek) Tripod.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Sardis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Lydia?

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:

Antiochus III the Great (Seleucid king, 222-187 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 215 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 213 BCE

hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.3811.38 g <br />11,380 mg <br />		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).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SC I1SC I, n° 971.1.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.971

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.