SO 954 - Uncertain mint in Syria (Phoenicia) over Ptolemais

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3148

205 - 180 | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ

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Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.77333	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	R. Faelten, 204 (20/01/1938).
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	E. T. Newell 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 Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Between legs, N. In left field, Θ. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Uncertain mint

Ancient regionAncient region.

Syria (Phoenicia)

Modern countryModern country: unknown

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)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 205 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 180

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 13.8513.85 g <br />13,850 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Morkholm in Festschrift Thompson, pg. 210, pl. 23,17

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

J. N. Svoronos1J. N. Svoronos, Τα νομίσματα του κράτους των Πτολεμαίων, Athens, 1904–1908, no. 1282

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:

Ptolemais

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Cyrenaica

Modern countryModern country: Libya

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

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

tetradrachm

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

^ J. N. Svoronos