SO 590 - Athens over uncertain mint
From SILVER
20 BCE - 19 BCE | E.
Location/history
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Athenian Agora, B'-1104. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | E. Sphinx seated right, wearing modius, all in olive wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. | Attica | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 20 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 19 BCE | Roman from 30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.986.98 g <br />6,980 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Kroll 1993, n°153e. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 1923-19261Svoronos 1923-1926, p. 80, n°18-21., Kroll 19932Kroll 1993, n°153 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet, border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | A-E (Greek) Zeus, nude, striding r., hurling thunderbolt, at 1., pileus, at r., eagle. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Attica | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 87 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 86 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Kroll 19932Kroll 1993, n°97h | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | weak |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on a coin that had been chisel marked on both sides with XI; possibly from the Fulminating Zeus star-and-crescents variety; cf.97h" | ||
