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0 yearstopreparethisstudyof thesilvercoinagemintedwith

uaestor. nc ludedaretherec ordsofmorethan1 300published

plesthatcarefulcomparativestudyhasreducedtoacatalogueof

etradrac hms 8drac hms 4overstruc ke amples and14imitations.

rgerthananypreviousstudyandpermitsconclusionsaboutthe

eAesillasissuesbasedon 33previouslyunrecordeddielinksas

e fabric andweightthatfollowsubtlebutrec ogni ablepatterns

eproductionofthecoinage.

AesillascoinagebeganwhenMargaretThompsonsentmean

eNumismati uearticle B y antiumoverA esillas. Subse uent

erkholmand ohn rollof theproblematic implicationsof theover-

leconvincedmethata comprehensivediestudyoftheAesillas

verdue and beganin1983toc ollec te amplesforsuc hastudy.

5public ationofalimiteddiestudyofA esillastetradrac hmshelpeddispel

gheldabouttheAesillastypesbutdid notaddressthecrucial ues-

these uenceofissuesandabsolutechronologynordidit help

ticevidenceofoverstrikescouldpossiblybereconciledwiththe

fthecoinage. n1986atthe Tenth nternationalNumismatic

of feredthepreliminaryresultsofmyownc ollec tionofmaterial at

ic ethesi eof thec ataloguein isher sstudy. arguedthata

ntof thec oinagewasre uiredand insupport pointedtothethen

ftwoimportanthoardscontainingAesillastetradrachmsby

eCongress however theonly immediatestep wasabletotake

wAesillasoverstrikeonNewStyleAthens.

amplesofAesillastypeshaveappeared particularlyinthe

ofinternationalnumismaticdealers.Combinedwithrepeatedtrips

tic Soc iety slibrary havegraduallye pandedmyc atalogueto

amples. A tthesametime rancoisdeCallatayhasassembledac atalogue

andcomparisonwithdeCallatay scataloguehasbeenveryrevealing.

es thefollow ingc ataloguehasabout82% moree amplesthandeCall-

er wec omparethe102obversediesof tetradrac hmsrec ogni edinthis

s85differenttetradrachmdies 1itimmediatelybecomesclearthat

easeintheamountof material thepresentstudyhasnot uncov-

moreobversedies.O nthecontrary thereareamere17obverse

sstudyfrommorethan450additionale amples. A ma ingly this

ncreaseinthenumberof differentobversediesidentified.And

cantisthefactthatthereareonly26 about45%) morethanthe

esin isher sc atalogue 2althoughthereare680moree amples or

inthepresentstudy

eswheredeCallatayassigns differentnumberstothesameobversedies:

0 23 , D 2 1= D 2 8 h er e= 0 25 A- C , D 5 1= D 5 2 h er e= 0 34 , D 4 2= D 5 5 h er e= 0 64 , D 6 3= D 6 4

1 = D 7 6 h er e= 0 7 0A -B ) D 7 3 = D 8 9 h er e= 0 7 8 . T h er e is a ls o on e in st an ce D 2 0 h er e= I m . 6- 6 ,

aatay s I mitations seetheCatalogue pp. 70-71 .

where ishergivesdifferentnumberstothesameobversedies: 016=015

4 = 0 23 h er e= 0 9 1 A- B ) , 0 35 = 0 34 h er e= 0 7 , 0 70 = 0 69 h er e= 0 7 0A -B ) .

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stetradrachmstoobversediesin thepresentstudye ceeds9.6

1 001e amples c omparedtoappro imately6. 5indeCallatay 85

isher 76from321 . Whatthissmallincreaseinthenumberofnew

emstoindicateisthat anearlycompleterecordofthecoinage s

ersedieshasnowbeencompiled.Andwhileit mightseemthat

nisunnecessarygiventhesmallnumberofnewobversediesuncov-

infac ttheoutc omeprovesthatthisisc learlynotthecase. or

0+ e amplesincludedherehaveproducedarathersmallnumber

obversedies theyhaveneverthelessrevealedfarmoreinformation

abouttheinternalorgani ationofthecoinagethroughtheappear-

cogni edreversedielinks.This isparticularlyimportant sincethe

decriticalinformationforestablishingtherelativechronologyof

orrectse uenceofissue.3Asaresult despitesomegapsand

itisnowpossible toreconstructtheoriginalorderofissues ofthe

hfargreaterconfidencethaneverbeforeandtoconnectthisrecon-

ehistoricalandprosopographicalevidenceinawaythatproduces

enigmatic uestionsthathaveplaguedthestudyofthe Aesillas

nthcentury.

uslyassistedmeduringtheyearsit hastakentopreparethis

tes Thessalonik i UniversityofThessaloniki M. A mandry

s Me d ai l le s , N . As g ar i I s t an b ul A r ke o lo i M i i e r le r i Mu d ur l ug i i , D .

k furt SeminarfurGriec hisc heundRomisc heGesc hic hte , S. B endall

n & S o ns , . B i r o - Se y B u d a p es t M a gy a r Ne m e t i Mu e u m , C . B i u c ch i -

A N S , C hr . B o e h ri n ge r G o tt i ng e n A r ch a ol o gi s ch e s n s ti t ut d e r U n i ve r -

A . B u r n et t L o n do n B M , T . V . B u t tr e y C a mb r id g e i t w i ll i am M us e um ,

ork ANS , . Cancio NationalNumismatic Collec tion Washington

lle Milan C iv icheRac c olteA rc heologicheeNumismatic he , . C lain-

mismatic Collec tion Washington D . C , . deCallatay B russels

e , G . D e m b sk i V i e n n a u n st h is t or i sc h es M u se u m , B . D e me t ri a di

m i t ro v S o ph i a n s ti t ut e t M us e e Ar c he o lo g i u e , A . S . a v a T u ri n M u se o

M. G o vi B o l o g na M u se o C iv i co A r ch e ol o gi c o , C h . H e r sh L o n g s l an d

ds e n O s l o n s ti t ut t f or A r ke o lo g i u n st h is t or i e og N u mi s ma t ik k , C .

K a v al a 1 8 t h p h or e ia o f A nt i u i ti e s , . r o ll A u st i n U . o f

hmann Munich StaatlicheMun sammlung , W. Metcalf New ork ANS ,

CabinetdesMedailles , M. O ec onomides A thens Numismatic Museum ,

c h S t aa t li c he M u n s a m m lu n g , C . e t ol e sc u B u c a r es t M u e u l Na t io n al

a R o rh ni ei , M . r ic e L o n do n B M , . r ok op ov K y u s te nd il M us eu m

. S c h ul t B e r l i n S t a at l ic he M u se e m u B e r l i n , . T o ur a ts o gl o u A t he n s

. . A . va n d er V i n H a g u e o n in kl i k a b in e t va n M un t en , N .

rk A NS , A . W al ke r Z u r ic h B a nk e u , R . B . W i ts ch on ke P a l o Al to

ro u ko v a S o ph i a n s ti t ut e t M us e e Ar c he o lo g i u e .

ttoacknowledgemye traordinarydebttoMargaretThompson who

arlystudyofancientnumismaticsduringthe1972 ANSGraduate

he uestionssurroundingtheAesillascoinagetomyattention

whostronglyencouragedmetoundertakethisinvestigation.

erehasbeengenerouslyassistedbythe American hilosophical

ardedmetwotravelgrants 1984and1991 forv isitingnumismatic

ndTurkey andtheNational ndowmentfortheHumanities which

oTraveltoCollectionsGrants 1985and1992 forstudyatthe

istof50reversedielinksin Metrologyand roduc tionControls pp. 80-81.

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cietyinNew ork. moryU niversityhasalsosupportedmywork

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ityR esearchCommitteeforaresearchleaveduringspring1992.

sareduetomymother B ettyB auslaugh forac companyingmeon

esearc htrips andtomywife rofessorA nneChapin foradvic e

inalpreparationofthe catalogueandmanuscriptpresentedhere.

ienthelpof mystudentassistant eslieCommeryandthecareful

usc riptbyNanc yMooreand ac k roll thefollow ingc atalogue

ereachedpublishableform.

eted twoarticlesby rancoisdeCallatayonthecoinageof

. Theyare L esMonnaiesauNomd A esillas " taliam ato

udiesD edicatedtoV ladimirand lv ira li aC lain-Stefanelli Numis-

L ouvain- la-Neuve 1996 , pp. 113-51 and TheCoinsintheNameof

doniaandRome ssaysinHonourofCharlesHersh eds. A . B urnett U.

itsc honke L ondon 1998 , pp. 113-17. Theformerwassharedw ithme

gether althoughtheyappearedtoolatefullforinc orporationhere they

hthepresent study.

ina 2000

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o r k.

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k e Nu m is m at i k v o l. 1 3 T h eo r ie u n d r a i s M a in a m R h e i n

b l io gr ap hi e 2 nd e d. M ai n a m R h ei n 1 98 2 .

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ietyMuseumNotes New ork .

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TwoUnpublishedO verstrikes:NewSty leA thensandA esillasthe

N 32 1 9 87 , p p . 11 - 21 .

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calNumismatics/NumismaticArchaeology eds. .SheedyandCh.

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G . C ar s on a n d C. H . V . S u th e rl a nd O x f o rd 1 9 56 p p . 13 7 -4 8 .

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onalenSymposiumsA thens 19-21Mai1989 A thens 1991 , pp.

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6 " A t he n ae u m 60 1 9 82 , p p . 46 1 -8 1 .

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ermeule GreekCoins 1950to1963 Museumof ineA rts

ageandMoneyundertheR omanRepublic : talyandtheMediterra-

k e le y a nd o s A ng e le s 1 9 85 .

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o u e de l a c ol l ec t io n d e u y ne s m o nn a ie s g re u e s P a r is 1 9 24 - 36 r p t.

urter eds. TheA rthurS. Dew ingCollec tionofGreekCoins

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. D . W a l la ce T he o a ni H o a rd o f 19 55 " A NS MN 1 1 1 96 4 , p p.

mationof theSi eofaCoinage:A SurveyandComparisonofMethods "

p . 18 5 -2 1 5.

oNotesontheA esillasTetradrac hms:MintA ttributionandaD ie

S M N 30 1 9 85 p p . 69 - 87 .

R o m i s ch - ma c ed o ni s ch e M ii n e n " Z f N 3 1 8 76 , p p . 17 7 -8 2 .

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realsounwreathed fore ample late14 Thasos . tisfurthermore

stitutingalaurelwreathfor thecustomaryoakwreathwhichhad

eviousMacedoniantetradrachmcoinagessince hilipV , 4the

pebrokewithMacedoniantraditionandmadethe coinagemore

-wreathedNewStyletetradrachmsofAthensthatcirculatedwidely

outtheB alkanpeninsulaattheendof thesecondandbeginning

.5

follow ingMartin ric e hassuggestedthat therepresentationof the

c ouldofc oursebeinterpretedasanationalistic symbolonthe

L A Sissues whic hthusc onstitutesan answer totheportraitof

ic tetradrac hms. 6Thise planationisappealingbec auseitf itswell

wecangather fromthecoinageitself.Sincethereareveryfew

horitiesproducingentirelynewcointypesintheprovincesduringthe

henewMac edonianissuemustbeconnec tedw ithsomee traordinary

ymentinalocallyor regionallyacceptableyetidentifiably

onglydesired ifnotre uired.

versewasintendedtoe ploitthepotentialpropagandavalueofthe

ntinganewportraitofthe legendaryheroAle andertheGreat

eformermilitaryand economicpowerofMacedonbutalso it

don striumphantdefeatofAsiaticopponents.Theplacementofthe

NbeneathA le ander sportrait—insteadofonthereverseasearlier—

onnectionbetweenthislegendaryheroandhisdescendantslivingin

naddition ric ehasalsosuggestedthatthec omparativelyhigh

todetail partic ularly intherenderingofA le ander shairw ithits

pearance look asif theheadweretakenfromane uestrianstatue

ephalus. 8 f thisisright itmeansthattheappealof thec oinageto

engthenedfurtherbyreferencetoathenwellknownbut nowlost

n ueror.

erhand communicatessomething uitedifferent.D espitethe

clubofH eracles thereversebasicallyabandonsMacedonian

eadvisualreferencestoR omanpoliticalandeconomicpower:the

andof fic ialseat sella ofaR oman uaestortogetherw iththename in

rfinancialofficerresponsibleforthenewmoney.Thiswas aboldand

otheAesillasc oinage theRomanshadauthori edorproduc edtetra-

cadesafterthedefeatof erseusandsubse uentestablishmentof

s butthecoinageshadretainedstrictlyMacedoniantypesunima-

lderroyalcoinages.TheMacedonianshields theH eraclesclub

backward 9andthisis trueevenofthetwonew tetradrachm

ptionisthef leetingandtodayveryrareissueof theMac edonian irstDistric t

featof erseusin167 seeCrawford Coinage pp. 128-32w ithf ig. 45 .

rculation p. 37 anddeCallatay H oards " pp. 11-20 basedonthestudiesofTou-

vriouHoard " pp. 7-20 andMerkholm A thens " pp. 29-42.

g l i ve r io u H o a r d " p . 1 9 a n d r i ce M a ce d on i an s p . 3 3.

byMommsen p. 282 andmorerec entlybyCrawford Coinage p. 197 andsee

ofA sia.

ans p. 33.

nians pp. 32-36 forasummaryanddisc ussionof theonee c eption anunwreathed

raitofZ eusandcultstatueof ArtemisTauropolosmintedsoonafterthedefeatof

1 a n d 15 8 1 .

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earlyfirstcentury.10TheAesillascoinageisthereforeune pect-

withitsclearandproudvisualreferenceto thesymbolicpowerof

niansof thepast thenewcoinagepresentse uallyunmistakable

yRomanpowerandauthority . ntheselec tionof thetypes then

onedallpretenseofpreservingthefiction ofMacedonianfinancial

medinsteadthatthisisa coinageofficiallyissuedfortheMacedo-

ofRome. notherwords theoldmaskhasnowbeenremoved.

withcoinage Aesillasisan unknownfigure.Nothingiscertain

servedas uaestorinMac edonia. Normally the uaestorshipwasan

betweentheages27and30followingserviceas amilitarytribune.

rtobeenrolledintheSenateandrepresentedthef irstof f ic einthe

.11R utAesillasisnotknownto haveheldanyotheroffice andhis

uallyuncertain.12

nefurtherpieceofnumismaticevidencethatseemstobeconnected

torshipinMacedonia.AraremonogramappearingonAttic-weighttetra-

dbythe ThracianislandofThasoscouldrepresentthefirst four

s if itwerewritteninGreekasA Z Y A A AZ . 13TheThasianmono-

n e as i ly b e r ea d a s A Z Y [ A AA Z ] s e e l a te 1 4 . A n d gi v en t h at t h e

arsonAesillas-typetetradrachmswiththereverseinscription

0Q hasalsobeenidentif iedasthenamerepresentedbythreemonograms

l c foundonThasiantetradrachms themonogrammaywellindic ate

authori edtheproductionofimitationThasiantetradrachms.

or particularlye traordinaryaboutR omancopyingofGreek

gwiththeGreekworld R omanofficialsroutinelymintedcoinsthat

esofentrenchedc irc ulationandhighdemand. The E GMA € -

nia theNewStyleAtheniantetradrachmsofSulla thenumerous

omanproconsulsinAsia andtheThasiantetradrachmsofSuraall

willingnesstoaccommodatetheirownfinancialneedstothetradi-

eoplesofthe ast.H Moreover theMacedonianissueofAesillas

ne actlyinitsAtticweight preferenceforthetetradrachm

prominentplac ementof thefamiliarandtraditionalMA € A O NQ N

ersetype.

olarlyconsensusthatthe Suraresponsibleforarareissue of

msw iththereverselegendSV V R A E G R0 Q P late5 17-92

legateunderC . SentiusSaturninus governorofMac edoniac a. 93-87

owever D. M. ew isproposedthatanotherSura . Cornelius entulus

th e M A € A O N D N a n d E G M A € A O N Q N c o in a ge s n o ws e e B u r ne t t p p . 54 - 67

ulation p.72. ormerlytheseissueswereconnectedwiththerevoltofAndronikos

e e e. g .G a eb l er A M NG 3 p p . 62 - 69 M a c a y p p . 34 - 40 .

o r v ol . 2 4 c ol s . 80 1 -2 7 .

no. 6 of fersthreenamesthatmightprov idec luesaboutthefamilyoriginof the

Aesil las rec ordedatA ncona NS 1910 , 365 , anA esilusSav if . fromCarpentorate

L , i i 1 1 60 , a n d an A si l as t h e t r us c an s e er f r om i s a in V i r g i l s A e ne i d 1 0 .1 7 5-

alsosuggeststhatA esillaswashimselfaGreek butthereisnothingtosupportsuc h

asservedas uaestorinMacedoniaprovesonlythathewasthere notthathe

ge pp. 195-209.

p . 1 7 8 B o m po i s p . 6 2 e n or m an t ' A nt i u i te p . 1 44 H e a d G u id e p . 1 1 2 a n d H N 2

M i in k un d e " p p . 1 7 1- 7 2 a n d A MN G 3 p . 7 3 2 2 5 a n d 2 nd e d . p . 9 9 B r o u g ht o n p . 1 9

snomendif fersintheanc ientsourc es: lut. Sulla11. 4has B rettios ; A ppian

s ; b u t 1 G i , 6 1 3 h as B p a i T io v " ; a n d t hi s i s ad o pt e d by W i s e ma n p . 2 1 7 7 0

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ndCatilinarianconspirator wasthereallegateinMacedoniaserving

ar hisbrother-in- lawandc onsulof64.16Whileadmittingthatthereis

entulusSuratoMac edonia ew issuggestedthat . uliusCaesar

doniaresponsiblefortheCA R issueandthathe tookhis

" where Sura c anhavebeenmintingpro uaestoreindirec tsuc ces-

ew ishimselfemphasi es thisis morehypothetic althanthec onven-

however nodoubtwhy ew isofferedthisprev iouslyunsuspec ted

atingthehistoricalconte toftheAesillasissues fromtheconsensus

wisprovidedane planationforacrucialoverstrikeofAesillasonNew

94-353.

verstrikeontheAthenianNewStyleissueofD emeas- allikra-

swillbe discussedmorefullybelow.18What mattersforthe

uckanAthenianissuethat ewisandothersupportersofthe

leAthensplacesometenyearsafterSulla ssackofAthensin

w isreali edthatif theAesillasissues inc ludingCA R andSV V R A

werenotshif tedtoalaterdate theA esillasoverstrikewouldnec essarily

theAthenianissueandeliminatehispreferredlowchronology.20

gCA R andSV V R A withahypothetic albutseeminglypossible

nfigureswhocouldhaveservedinMacedoniaafterthedecade

ofAthensandthelow chronologydatefortheproductionofthe

ikratidesissue ew isprov idedanalternativehistoric alc onte tto

eminglyfatalnumismaticevidence.

erstandhereis that ewisandothers21assume1 thatCA

E G R 0 Q a r e cl o se t o ge t he r i n ti m e of p r od u ct i on a n d fo l lo w a

a nd S V V R A s e c on d a n d 2 t h at b e ca u se o f t he D e m e as - a l li k ra -

llasissuesmustbelater thantenyearsafterSulla ssackofAthensin

ionof theseassumptions itisdif f ic ulttobelievethat ew iswould

heidentif ic ationofSV V R A asthehypothetic al . Cornelius

of theearlier well-attestedQ . B raetiusSura.

alsomadetheidentificationofCA R lesscertainthanonce

is sproposedidentif icationofCA . . . as . uliusCaesar c onsulof

sumedthat . uliusCaesar c onsulof90 wasthegovernorofMac e-

ilasc oinsw ithCA R addedtotheobverselegend. n1902

entificationwithtwoinscriptionsfromSamothracenaminga

x v 6 ut o ] t o ; M a e S ov ia < ; a n da A eu x t o v I o uX i ov K ] a r ap a a n dG ae bl er s id en ti -

ptedbasisforassigning . uliusCaesartheproconsulargovernor-

immediatelyafterhisassumedpraetorshipin95and ustpriorto

tiusSaturninus underwhomQ .B raetiusSuraservedaslegate

aretwoimportantassumptionshere:1 thattheabbreviationCA

ta n d fo r C A [ S A R ] a n d 2 t h at C A R a n d S V V R A m us t b e

eybothappearontheAesillas-typecoinage.Nevertheless sinceQ .

efulsummaryof theancientsourc es seeSarakak is pp. 156-58 forthedatesof

seeB roughton pp. 15-49.

9 .

p p . 91 - 95 .

c f. B o e h r in g er C hr o no l og i e p . 3 1 a n d Ma t ti n gl y p . 1 48 .

bse uentinsistenc eonthispoint B y antium " pp. 54-65 esp. p. 65w ithn. 33.

M at t in g ly p p . 15 8 -6 0 a n d i s he r p p . 69 - 70 w i th n . 4 .

u n d e " p p . 17 1 -7 2 a n d a s he m sk i p p . 54 a n d 13 0 n . 1 B r o u g ht o n p . 1 3 wi t h n. 3 .

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testedasa legateinMacedoniaduringthegovernorshipofSentius

onnecttheinscriptionsnaminga . uliusCaesarasgovernorof

R issuesoftheAesillascoinageandto placehisgovernorship

rmofSentius underwhomaSurawasknowntohave servedas

econstructionwasthatthenumismatic historical andepigraphical

einforceoneanother.23

bove ewisproposedacompletelydifferenthistoricalconte tfor

eptedreconstructionoftheAesillasevidence.Withoutre ectingthe

nbetweenCA R andSV V R A hedowndatedtheA esillas

ndidentif iedCA as . uliusCaesar c onsulof64 whosepraetor-

ovincialgovernorshipareunrecorded.24 n1979H aroldMattingly

w is sproposalinac arefulree aminationof thec areerof thelater

datreconc iling ew is salternativeidentific ationw ithasecondproble-

wnto ew iswhenhec hallengedThompson—ofB y antiumover

ewillalsobediscussedbelow.Settingtheproblemof theoverstrike

tisimportanttounderstand asMattinglyshows thatthereis

Caesar spre-consularcareerthatconflictswiththeideaof his

ween69and67B . C . O nc eagain however Mattinglyassumes as

numismatic ev idenc eof theCA R andSV V RA issuesmustbe

stbeorderedwith1 Aesillasmintingwhile uaestorunder

uramintingas egatusproQ uaestoreimmediatelyaf terthec essationof

however revealedadifferentarrangementofissuesthatbreaks

betweentheCA R andSV V R A issuesandreversestheorder

sult itmaybepossiblebothtoacceptthewell-attestedand

SV V R A withQ . B raetiusSura legateofgovernorSentius93-87

toassociateCA R w ith ew is sandMattingly sc on ec turalMacedo-

uliusCaesar c onsulof64 intheyearsbetween69and67 when

cedonianfasti.Admittedly thisisnot aconclusionanyonewould

renot fortheundeniableevidencegatheredfromacomprehensive

nationthisev idenc eprov idesforthepu z lingandseeminglyc ontra-

itwouldhardlyseemc redible. R oman uaestorsdidnotremaininthe

utnormallychangedannuallywiththearrivalof anewgovernor.26

anweacc ountforA esillas sproposedc onnec tionw ithmagistratessepa-

tialto rememberthattheAesillascoinageisGreekandnot

ght c hoic eofA le andertheGreatfortheobversetype andalmost

rthetetradrachmdenominationareallaimedatgainingacceptance

ewhereR omannumismaticpreferencescouldnotbeenforced.

ewasintroducedand gainedpopularityintheregionaleconomy

alifeof itsown. Thisseemsespec iallyc learf romtheSV V RA issue

pearasa replacementoftheAesillastypebutservedonlyas an

apsemergency supplementationof the normal c oinage. A fterall the

f thepositiveacc eptanc eof thisrec onstruc tion seeSarikakis pp. 67-69.

9 arguingthat . uliusCaesar wouldhavebeenpraetorin67atthelatest andin

in thefastiofMacedoniawillaccommodatehimwithoutdifficulty p.298 .

8inresponsetoThompson B y antium " pp. 54-65.

ussion p. 150 andabove n. 11.

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wnfrom usttworeversedies whiletheobverseisborrowedfromthe

whichapparentlyresumesimmediatelyaftertheSV V R Aanomaly.27

stylisticallydiversegroupsofAesillasissuesfollowSV V R A.

nt20ormore yearsofproductionasdemandre uired.Andwhen

me theCA R issueswereneverthelessevenmoreconservative

dnotreplaceor alterinanywaythe Aesillastypesbutmerelyadded

bbreviationidentifyingthespecialauthorityresponsible.B utonce

dinaryissueswerefollowedbythecontinuedproductionofundistin-

ht behoped thehoardrecordatleastsupports thebasicconclu-

sproduc edlaterthantheSV V R A issue. 29Whatisnotc lear however

s sandMattingly sproposedyearsof69-67fortheMacedoniangover-

esarcanbereconciledwiththesomewhatcontradictoryimplications

cord. fnot theidentif ic ationofCA R w ith . uliusCaesar

tobeabandoned.

especificidentificationofCA R isthebasicnumismatic

nstratesthat bythetime theAesillastypehadenteredcirculation

stablishedreputation itbec ameundesirable ifnotimpossible for

agistratesresponsibleforthefinancesofMacedoniatointroduce

matictypes. nstead theR omanssimplyimportedtheirown

dtheR omandenariusrapidlyreplacedallAttic-weighttetradrachm

e accepted—andonly—silver coinageinwidecirculation.30

tionofwheretheAesillasissueswereproduced. nthenineteenth

ries fourmintswereproposed:Thessalonika thecapitalofthe

acedonia ella theleadingc ityof theB ottiaeanMac edonians

c ity inwesternMac edonia andA mphipolis thenortheasternMacedo-

thThrace.31 enormant sbeliefthatthereversemonogramA

nationofA mphipoliswasearlyonruledoutbyB ompois who

onogramoccurredoncoinsbearingan obversetheta universally

alonika.32B eroeawasne teliminatedwhenGaeblerobservedadie

dsbetaproposedasthemintmarkof B eroeabyB ompois 015A-

eB -monogramprev iouslyconnec tedwith ellaandtheB ottiaeans here

blerattributedbothfrand8 toamintat ellaandfurthermore

ntbyassigningthe Aesillasissueswithoutanyobverseletteror

Thisestablishedatentativeidentificationofthreemints:Thessalo-

mphipolis.

anancientimitationof theSV V R Aissuediscussedinthe Commentaryon

h e S V V R A i s s u e s e e Co m me n ta r y 0 1 6- 0 19 p p . 47 - 49 .

nintheCommentaryon088-0102 pp. 68-69. ulla se tensiveproduc tionof

lecoinagereflectsthesameconservativeattitudeofR omanofficialswhenitcame

money seeCrawford Coinage pp. 197-98. Rememberalsothepossibleissuesof

AesillasandSura discussedabovewithn.13.

in H oards " pp. 97-110.

ge pp. 197-98 andTouratsoglou C irculation pp. 35 43.

Q u e s t eu r s R o m ai n s " p p . 32 7 -3 2 a n d t A n t i u i te p . 1 43 T h es s al o ni k a A mp h ip o -

r i ed l ae n de r p . 1 79 A mp h ip o li s B o t t i ae a ns ; B o m p oi s p p . 66 n . 1 a n d 94 - 95 T h es s al o ni -

e r oe a ; G a e b le r M i in k u nd e " p p . 1 76 - 77 T h es s al o ni k a A m p hi p ol i s a n d e l la ; a n d

41 T h es s al o ni k a an d B o t t ia e a .

66and94-95.

n kunde " pp. 176-77.

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TwoNotesontheA esillasTetradrac hms:MintA ttributionandaDie

sherreviewedthepreviousbeliefsaboutmintattributionsand argued

yofdiea isat twelveo c lockornearly twelveo c lock andfrom2

stylisticsimilaritiesthat thesamediecutterengravedreversedies

versediesw ithB - 8 0 anddieswithoutanyobverseletter. 34

isherseemstoadmit 35neitherof theseargumentsprovesvalidforestab-

differentmintsortheir location.

providethemostreliable evidenceforestablishingmintattribu-

perfectsensethatthethetaplac edontheobversesof thevastma ority

ntmarkofThessalonika.Thiswastheprincipalcityin theregion

olitic al military andf inanc ialcontrol. Sec ond theredoesnot

elyindependentseriesofissuesof Aesillastypesseparatefromthe

Thelettersandmonogramsaddedto variousreversediesandthe

nottrulyindependent becausetheyallhavedielinksconnecting

36Noris theabsenceofanyobversemarkingsvalidevidenceofa

eagain therearereversedielinks betweenissueswithandwithout

onofthetatotwoof theearlyobversediesinitiallycut andused

encemeansthatallissues whethermarkedwiththetaornot could

mint.Andthis onemintwouldalmostcertainlyhavebeenThes-

n. 2 3 w hi c h ci t es h i s R 1 2 R 6 7 a n d R 9 0 a s th e wo r k of t h e sa m e di e c ut t er t o -

andR 40 R 16andR81 andR2andR 60 eac hsaidtohavebeenc utbythesame

c laimdoesnotstandupunderc losesc rutiny . R12 SNG it 2346= 015A -85inthe

A NS - T N = A NS 1 94 4 1 0 0. 14 28 2 = 0 3 -9 , a n d R 9 0 A NS n ot ( P a r i sh , " a s i sh er

7. 100 = 09-44 c annotbesaidtohavebeen c utbythesamediec utter " bec ause

morethansuperfic ial. TheletteringofA S L L A Sissimilarinallthree butthe

s asdoesthee actplacementoftheletteringinconnectionwiththewreath.

ocertainmarksofpersonalstylein thesereversediesthatwouldleadto theconclu-

beenpreparedbythesamehand. isher ssimilarc laimforR 23 A NS- elley =

m . 1 -1 a n d R 4 0 S N GC o p 13 2 9 = 0 1 3 -7 4 i s v er y p ec ul i ar i n de e d. i s he r s R 2 3 i s

tionandhasnoreal stylisticsimilaritytohisR 40oranyotherregular Aesillas

fulldisc ussionbelow in A ncient mitationsand orgeries " m. 1-1 . R 16 A NS-

8 5 7 .8 = 0 1 4 -8 3 g g g a n d R 8 1 B o s t o n M A = 0 2 - 2B ) a l so c an n ot b e s ai d t o be

sthec lubandthec istahandleof isher sR 16aretreatedinauni uefashion and

of theletteringofA S L L A Sare uitedifferentf romhisR81. inally how-

m f or R 2 B e r li n = B a l l P L 6 9 e b. 1 93 2 , 2 2 1 = 0 85 -3 02 a nd R 6 0 K o l n er M un -

6 , 23= 091B -332 seemswellfounded. Thetwodiesareverycloseinstyle inc lud-

elettering partic ularly theSsofA S L L A S andtheplac ementof theright

tly thesameplac eonatieinthelaurelwreath c ompare late11 085-302and

2 . B utthereisnothingverysurprisingaboutthis sincethegroupof issuesinc luding

w cl o se l y af t er t h e CA R i s su e s th a t in c lu d e hi s R 2 s e e Co m me n ta r y g r ou p V I I I ,

sherapparentlybelievesthatdieengraversnevermovedandassertsskeptically : To

tattributionswouldre uireahypothesisthatdies werecutinonelocationand

p. 74 . Suc hav iew istoonarrow aswesimplydonotknowanythingaboutthe

dieengraversinanti uity letaloneinthe relativelysmallandculturallycohesive

ryB . C . Macedonia. isher stentativec onc lusion p. 79 thatalltetradrac hmswere

asindicatedbythecommonpresenceoftheta andthatallotherobverselettersand

rtofthedie controlsystemofthatonemintoffers nonewevidenceandwrongly

mplicationsofMerkholm sreconstructionofdieandmintpersonnelmovement

c istophoric c oinageinthe ergamenek ingdom seeMerkholm R ef lections "

ks seethediscussionsinthe relevantCommentarysectionsbelow.

dielinked nothetaandtheta w ithCommentaryongroupV I I and05A-B and

oobversedieshav ingnomarkings w ithCommentaryongroup .

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problemwiththisconclusion. fallofthe Aesillastypeswere infact

whyaredifferentmarksplacedontheobversedies inplaceofthetal

esubstitutionsrepresent adiec ontrolsystemwithinthisonemint. 38

whydotheissuingauthoritiesreplacethemint markofThessalo-

isnotnec essary and inonec asewherenumismatistsagreethat

mekindofspecialcontrol thethetaisnotremovedorreplaced.39

nisthatthe substitutedmarksoffrand8 dorepresenta

esponsibilityforthecoinagebeingproduced.R ememberthat

erysmall.Afteran e haustivesearch usttwoobversediesare

andonlyonefordrachms.B utwhiletheymayhavebeensmall

enumeroussignsofintenseproduction.W itnessthe13known

iththe2obverses 014-015 theindic ationsofprolongeduseof

ertheywerebadlyworn e. g. 015B -88 andtheremarkablyhigh

rv iv inginnearlyuncirc ulatedc ondition e. g. 014-83 . 40These

ee traordinaryfinancialnecessitymustliebehindtheproduction

r almostimmediateburialindisproportionatelyhighnumbers

Aesillascoinage.B utifthemint atThessalonikastruckthese

ouldthemintauthoritiesdisguisetheirresponsibility Whywouldthey

8

tieswereattemptingsomekindof deceptionseemsincredible.

elikelye planationisthattheB - and8simplyrepresenta

tingauthoritytoadifferentplace orplaces identifiedbythe

otheobversediesc utduringthetransfer. urthermore sinc eallof

ksareconnectedwiththe obversetheta frand8 obverses they

aimedasindependentabbreviationsforanymintingauthority.

ersemarksindicatemintingauthority itwouldbepossibletotransfer

andthisis ustwhatappearstobethec ase whenareversediewas

edwithatheta obversetousewithandwhen tworeverseswere

2 Theradicallydifferentstylesoftheobversedies withfrand 8

therwerecutbythe dieengraversotherwisepreparingdiesfortheta

notthemselvescutbythesameartist c ompare lates3-4 07-013

0 15 A- B ) .

eenfr and8reinforcethecloseconnectionbetweenthese

planation ustof feredisvalid thec hangefromfrto8c ouldrepresent

horityor location ustaswellas thechangefromthetatofr.

assupportforB ompois early ideathatbac kwardsbetawasthemint

carry-overofreversediesis understoodtohavebeenlessimportant

esediemark ings. 44O ntheotherhand f rand8aresoc loseinbasic

representa singlemintingauthoritychangingitsmindabout

Thetruth isthatcertaintyisnot possiblewithoutbetterevidence.

eCA R issue whichemploysfourobversedies twow iththeta

019w ithaddedS Commentaryongroup V . isherstrangely inc ludestheS

ssionofmintattributiondespitehis agreementthatthepresenceoftheta rulesout

s asanothermintdesignation p. 73 .

r ou p I I .

p I r e ve r se m a rk s i de n ti f ie d u nd e r th e c ol u mn h e ad i ng D , a n d gr o up I I 0 1 4.

1= 014-61 014-82= 015B -82 014-85= 015A -85.

d015A -82 015A-85.

p. 26w ithn. 31.

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corporatesallknownvarietiesofAttic-weighttetradrachmsand

Aesillastypes.Thisincludesissuescontainingtheobverselegends

CA R M A € A O N Q N u se d to ge th er w it h th e A S L L A S Q r ev er se

A O NQ Nobversesw ithaddedS thatatonepointemployedthe

A E G R 0 Q i n p la c e of A S L L A S Q . A n ci e nt t e tr a dr a ch m i mi t a-

stedseparatelyattheendof theCatalogueevenwhenthey

thspecificissuesorgroupsof issuesofthetetradrachms.The

however notedinbothsectionsoftheCatalogue.

sbeenusedthroughouttheCatalogueinthe placeof period to

stersofissues.D espiteclearevidencethatconsiderabletimepassed

oftheAesillastypeandits finalabandonment groupsseemtobe

iodsasdesignationsforthe distinctclustersofassociatedissues

udy becausethee actrelativechronologyofthedifferentclus-

hedwith absolutecertainty.

esarenumberedwithA rabic numerals 1 2 3 , e c eptinthe

ldieshavebeensignificantlyalteredbybreakageorrecutting

nstances c apitalletters A B , C areaddedtoidentify therec ogni -

hedie.V ariousspecialfeaturesappearingonindividualreverse

rams pellets etc . arenotedintheCatalogueunderc olumnlabeled D .

hereversedie thusmarkedisalsousedwith oneormoredifferent

ere.Specifice amplesappearingintheplatesare markedwithan

he specificcitation.NewreversediesfoundaftertheCatalogue

atedbyX X orX X plussuperscript.

amplesofeachdiecombinationlistedinthe Catalogueisalso

gNo.Sincemanyofthe individualcoinslistedinthis Catalogue

onceindifferentsalecatalogues thepublicationrecordofeach

ogicalorder withthemostrecentappearancefirstandtheearliest

naddition sincetherearenumerouscaseswheremorethanone

erse-reversediec ombinationisknown thelistofmultiplee amples

isalsoarrangedchronologically beginningw iththemostrec entlypublished

verse-reversecombinationandworkingbackintimetoe amples

ranceis available.Whenmultiple undatede amplesarepresent

lly. x amplesfromsalecataloguesarelistedbeforee amplesfrom

ons whichappeartogetherinalphabeticalorder.

spublishedinsalec atalogues haveadoptedthefollow ingformat:

ionofthedealerorcompanyisgivenfirst followedbythesale or

r i ce i s t n u mb e r an d t he d a te o f t he s a le f o ll o we d b y th e i nd i vi d ua l n um b er

ec einthesale and ifprov ided theweightanddiameter. nforma-

oehringerisidentif iedas B oehringerc ast .

otgivenin theCataloguebecauseitappearsthatallissues were

ariationsf romthisad ustmentarelimitedto forf /andmay

thanunintentionaldeviationsfromthestandard itseemspoint-

orientationsindividually.Theonlye ceptionstostandardorienta-

specimensofdoubtfulauthenticity.Noneofthefivegenuine

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R A E G R 0 Q r e v er s e R 9 2 h a s it s r ev e rs e o ff o f t we l ve o c l oc k

I m. 7-7b= Witsc honke16.95 hasitsa isatf iveo c lock . Sinceonly

esillasissuesof doubtfulauthenticityvarysignificantlyfrom

omprehensiverecordofthisfeaturehasbeenomitted.1

ord mint isusedtoindic ateonlytheissuingauthorityc onnec ted

types. tdoesnotnecessarilyimplyproductionata particular

theunityofissuesand themeaningofletters monograms and

epast tobemintmarksare discussedfollowingeachCatalogue

trology pp. 83-87 .

andertheGreat w ithhornofZ eus-A mmonenc irc lingear fac ing

O N Q N [ c oi n " o f th e Ma ke do ni an s ) .

etaorotherlettersbetweenneckandlegend 05B and

cesc lub f lankedbyRoman uaestor sc hair sella tor. andmoney

s u rr o un d ed b y l au r el w r ea t h a b ov e t he c l ub A S L L A S l o we r

u ae st or ) .

0 A a bo v e up p er k n ot o f w re a th R 1 8 2 0 3 2 A a bo v e up p er k n ot

of lowerknotofwreath R 27 deltaoncista.

ssuedw ith01-6B , seebelow D rac hms D r. 1-1toDr. 6-6.

r o ve n an c e

1 3 A p r . 19 9 1 9 8 8 .

s hm 3 3 01 1 6 .7 4 2 9 m m.

ngrecuttorepairA . . . L L A Sandwreathreworked

o 19 6 1 hd . I G C H 64 2 1 6 . 1 9 b B e r l i n m h oo f -B l u m e r

b le r A MN G p l . 3 2 .

5 1 3 - 1 5 D e c. 1 9 93 4 2 1 6 .7 5 b S i de r ok a st r o 19 6 1

1 6 .6 5 o v er s tr i ke o r r es t ri k e on A e si l la s ; c e e 7 - 9

44 d B M 1 9 18 -2 -4 1 6. 76 2 8 mm e D a v is 1 03

I G C H 6 4 2 .

6 16. 77 33mm= euardent O c t. 1923.

Z e n tr um 7 2 2 -4 D e c .1 99 1 3 06 1 6. 33 b B e r l in er M un -

19 8 3 3 7 1 6 .6 8 c o n te r io a n d W y at t 8 5

d a n 2 0 1 3 Ma y 19 81 1 75 1 6. 88 e n op ek

1 6 .6 9 f S u pe r io r 1 5 -1 9 u n e 19 7 6 4 4 1 1 6 .8 4 =

1 7 A pr . 1 97 5 2 5 6 1 6 . 8 6 g S c hw ei e r is c he r e di -

2 0 h S o th e by 4 - 5 Ap r . 19 7 3 J . W a r d , 3 5 3

6 9 e b. 1 93 2 2 2 4 1 6 .8 ) A NS 1 94 4 10 0. 14 28 7

ld wi n 1 92 1 ; k B e r li n m ho of -B l u me r 1 6. 40 3 0

A 1 6 .4 9 3 1 m m= C o m st o ck a n d V e r me u le p l . 5

4 4 1 6 .7 5 3 0 m m n s t an b ul 9 4 5 1 6 .9 0 2 9 m m .

y k 2 8 - 29 A pr . 19 78 1 8 b s ta nb ul D 1 2 -1 0 1 6 . 80 2 9 mm .

ni u i ti e s 2 1 9 7 2 G 1 32 1 6 .7 .

s e e A nc i en t m i ta t io n s an d o r ge r ie s p p . 72 - 73 .

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9 1 3 -1 4 D e c . 19 9 5 1 3 4 1 6 . 38 b s t an b ul D 1 2 - 7

P l o v d iv 2 8 2.

0 - 1 2 Ma r . 19 8 0 6 7 1 6 .7 8 b B o u r g ey 2 0 D e c . 1 92 9

1 A ug . 1 92 5 , 1 1 93 .

e 19 8 5 B 6 5 b S o th e by 2 8 -3 1 M ay 1 9 00 2 2 5

0 0. 1 42 8 2 1 6 . 6 0 3 3 m m d l o vd i v 27 8 8 = Z l a t o -

9 69 .

i g. 1 1 2 5 = S W M ac ed o ni a 1 98 1 h d. 1 3 3 , 2 5 1 6 .6 1

24 2 0 9 = C ia n i 1 2 D e c . 19 2 1 2 5 = S o th e by 1 9 08

r l i n o e bb e ck e 1 6. 7 7 2 8 m m .

c t . 1 99 3 3 6 7 1 6 . 5 2 b S e ab y 7 35 N o v. 1 9 79

N av il l e5 1 8 u ne 1 92 3 B M d u pl ic at es , 1 50 0

A r ma n d- V a l t on 2 9 5 1 6 . 78 3 1 m m e h i la d el p hi a

.

1 6 -1 7 S ep t . 19 8 7 7 4 1 6 .6 7 = H e s s- e u 4 9 2 7 -2 8

7 = N a v il l e 17 3 O c t . 1 93 4 3 8 5 1 6 .6 7 2 9 m m=

23 1 6. 66 b B u r ne tt 6 4 f ig . 11 2 6. = S W M ac e-

2 6 1 6 .8 2 .

t . 19 6 2 2 3 59 = S i de r ok a st r o 19 6 1 hd . I G C H 6 4 2 ,

1 99 3 7 0 1 6 .8 5 = u r pf a l i s ch e 1 4 3 1 M ay - 2

o t he b y 7 M a y 19 7 5 9 3 1 7 .0 9 = S o t he b y 2 0 N ov .

B u r n e tt 6 4 f i g. 1 1 2 7 = S W M ac ed o ni a 1 98 1 h d.

52 c r es s 15 6 2 M a y 19 73 1 51 1 6. 45 = r es s 14 0 7 - 8

N av il le 1 5 2 u ly 1 93 0 5 43 1 6. 88 3 2 mm e B e r li n

3 0 mm f B M 1 8 36 1 6. 20 3 0 mm = B M C 20 8 5 g

83 h M u ni c h 1 5 . 90 3 3 m m p i er c ed .

.9 0 2 9 m m.

9 O c t . 19 8 2 1 1 5 1 6 .7 4 = C i an i 1 8 -2 0 D e c . 19 2 4

te s 3 1 9 73 G 5 29 1 6 .7 b S i de r ok a st r o 19 6 1

1 6. 83 c C ah n 61 3 -4 D e c .1 92 8 8 4 1 6. 75 d

8 2 0 3 1 6 .6 .

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06A -B )

f i g. 1 1 3 1 = S W M a ce d on i a 19 8 1 hd . 1 3 3 , 3 1 1 6 .4 9 .

Me d. P L 3 33 M ay 1 97 2 1 4 1 6 . 68 .

M us . of H i s t. = e vk a 19 73 h d. C H 6 4 9 .

4- 15 a n. 1 99 2 6 75 1 6. 82 = V i co 2 7 e b. 1 99 1 1 14 1 6. 8 =

90 1996 16. 78= Sc hulman236 1-4Mar. 1962

p ie r re 1 0 75 1 6 .8 5 3 2 mm .

1 6 -1 7 A pr . 1 98 5 2 8 5 b H i r s c h 1 7 - 1 9 Ma y 1 96 1 7 6 0 c

9 5 d H u n t e ri a n 35 5 .1 p l . 24 B , 1 6 .6 3 e s t an b ul

F i s he r p . 8 5 0 2 8- R 7 2 a , w r on g ly i d en t if i es a d i e

p e ll e t ) .

o 1 96 1 h d. I G C H 6 42 , 1 6 .7 5 b s t an b ul D 1 2 - 3 1 6 .7 4

ssicalNumismatic R ev iew17. 3 uly -Sept. 1992 67 16. 75=

0 1 2 55 = C ah n 6 5 1 5 O c t . 19 2 9 1 3 6 1 6 .8 7 =

19 29 2 10 1 6. 75 b B u r ne tt 6 4 f ig . 11 3 0 = S W

33 , 3 0 1 6. 74 c T ho mp so n B y a nt iu m " p l.

96 1 h d. I G C H 6 4 2 1 6 . 9 4 d M u n h a nd l un g

5 6 5 7 1 6. 71 e B o u rg ey 1 4 D e c. 1 93 4 6 5 f

19 3 1 7 0 1 1 6 . 8 2 g g g er 4 5 1 2 N o v . 19 1 3 4 6 4

2 8 1 6 .8 7 i s t an b ul D 1 2 - 9 1 6 . 74 3 0 m m )

3 1 m m= G a ns 1 9 A pr . 1 96 0 2 6 9 1 6 .9 2 .

adingdamage

6 7 2 6 = C ed er li nd P L 3 3 1 8.

a M u s. A rc h . 10 2 18 1 6 .4 5 3 2 mm .

v. : R 27only deltaaddedtoc ista

2 9 -3 0 a n . 19 9 1 4 5 1 6 .7 5 = B o u r g ey 1 4 N ov . 1 98 0 3 6

0 M a r . 19 7 6 6 6 1 6 .7 6 = B u t to n o l ne r M un h a nd -

5 3 9 = r e ss 1 4 4 2 2 u l y 19 6 8 1 2 9 1 6 . 7 b

06 3 2 mm c W a d de ll P L 2 5 1 8.

93 2 38 1 6. 72 b B M 1 8 46 -2 -1 7 1 6. 46 3 1 mm =

5 8 = B M C 1 9 8 4 .

1 6. 70 3 2 m m b e u e b. 1 96 4 3 30 ? ) .

42 8 9 1 6 . 79 3 0 m m = i s he r p l . 31 0 3 2- R 8 8 b

3 0 m m c s t an b ul D 1 2 - 4 1 6 .8 4 3 1 m m.

t . 19 9 5 1 1 6 1 6 .7 9 b M a lt e r 7 S p ri n g- S um me r

c r es s 16 0 8 -9 u ly 1 97 4 1 53 d A nc ie nt G en s

M a l lo y P L , S e p t . 19 7 3 2 9 3 = S ch u lm a n 6 - 8 e b .

r es s 13 0 3 0 u ne 1 96 4 1 41 1 6. 8 f C oi n Ga ll er ie s

63 6 1 g B a ll P L 6 9 eb .19 32 2 23 16 .6 h

1 m m i s t an b ul 9 5 9 1 6 .7 8 3 0 m m ) s t an b ul

m m.

r 12 3 0 N ov . 1 97 6 4 4 1 6 .7 4 = r e ss 1 2 4 2 9 N o v . 19 6 2

u lm an 1 4 -1 5 D e c . 1 97 0 7 7 5 c V a r o u ch a S y ll o ge "

ro 1 9 61 h d . I G C H 6 42 ; d s t an b ul D 1 2 - 1 1

15Nov. 1991 153 16. 70.

pairdamageinhair rev .:R 33c ontinued

6 1 6 .6 3 3 3 mm .

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venumismaticevidenceforestablishinge actlywhichobverse

rtheAesillascoinage.Theorderofobversenumbers1-6 is

ary.Thebasicse uenceemergesfromstudyingthecombinationof

andreversedieslinking theobverses.

ortant istheev idenc eofobverse6A -D. 06beganusew ithoutany

k 06A late2 06A -8 . A f terbeingc ombinedwithtendifferent

2-13 15-16 21 23-26 , itwasf irstrecuttorepairspreadingdamage

06A -21and06B -26 andthenrec uttoaddtheGreek letterthetabetween

ndthelegend 06C late2 06C-27 . inally whendamageto

eachedunacceptableproportions 06Cwasdrasticallyrecutand

therreversebeforebeingdisc arded 06 ) , late2 06D-33 . Sinc e

elifeof06A -D goesf romnothetatoaddedtheta itseemsreasonable

nganyidentificationmarksorlettersbefore06 andthosewith

onafter06.Thisisimportantbecause06is linkedwiththreeother

4 a n d 05 w i th o ut t h et a b y sh a re d r ev e rs e d ie s R 8 1 2 -1 3 1 5 -1 6 2 1

theta O l byR 26.

nctivesignsof diewearonthereversesconnectingobverses3

arrangement 05alsopreservesthesameprogressionof initialuse

ndlateradditionof thetatothedie 05B ) . Thisparallelevidenc e

ationandrecuttingof06A-D , makesitcertainthatthese uence

ect.Theorderis furtherreinforcedbythefactthatR 26

to07w iththeta c omesatalaterstageof06 sdeterioration

rseslinkedw ithobverseslac kingtheta R 8 12-13 15-16 21 .

1and02areplac edatthebeginningbec auseneitherhasthetaand

ysharedreversewiththe othercloselyconnectedobverseswithout

e ar e t hr e e re v er s es u s ed b o th w i th 0 1 a nd 0 2 R 1 2 B , 5 b u t on l y

nceoftherelativeorderofthe twoobverses.D uringitsusewith 01

R2A deterioratedandwasrec utintheareasof thelegendandwreath.

legendlookedlikeA - L A S asseenonSNGA shm3301 P late

ingwas however c orrec ted andtherecutversion R2B ) wasthen

edeeperdrillingofthe berriesinthewreathand thecarefully

L A S cl a ri f y th e s e u e n c e of i s su e P l a te 1 0 2 - 2B ) .

biguousevidenceofrecutting therearealsoconsiderationsof

serinsty le partic ularly inthetreatmentof thehair tothe

es03-06thanto01 andthissuggeststhat01 mayhavebeen

ror engraverssettledontheparticularstyleoftreating Ale an-

ently for02andthereafteringroups and I c ompare01w ith02-

ypes displaysnoteworthydisregardfordiepositioninginregard

gendMA € A O NQ Nappearsinitsentiretyon5of the12e amples

y or42%) , thenumberdropsto4of21for02 19%) , 10of26

o f 2 f or 0 4 5 0 % b u t to o s ma l l a sa mp l e to b e me a ni n gf u l 3 o f 1 7 fo r 0 5

to27of50for06A -D 54%) . Thustheoverallperc entageofc orrec tly

28 39%) . Whateverthereason thispatternofc arelessstrik ingat

asnot apermanentfeature.Thepercentageofcoinsstruckwith

yv isibleincreasesw ithlaterobversedies. 035 fore ample has8of9

8has10of14 and097has7of14 despitethefactthattheoverall

ydec reasing. urthermore whenitreallymattered aswhenCA

heobverseimmediatelyaboveMA € A O NQ N. v irtuallyeveryc oinhas

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R v isible and inmorethanhalfof theknowne amples theentire

endalsoappearsonthef lan. 2

rikingoftheearliestAesillastetradrachmsalsoadverselyaffected

ntrolmarksplacedonsomeoftheearly reversedies.W ith01all

aluatedhavean Amonogramplaceddirectlyabovetheknotthat

erytopofthereversedesign. astspeculationthatthismonogram

gAmphipolisisnodoubtwrong. oralthoughitoccurswith

italsoappearswithobverseshavingtheta amarktraditionally—and

erpretedasthemintdesignationofThessalonika see06B -26 06C-

an d b el o w 0 7 -2 6 - 3 4 - 3 5 - 4 0 a n d 09 - 43 . A t pr e se n t a l l th a t ca n b e sa i d

gwith02 itwasomittedoraddedwithoutanydiscerniblepattern.

diesknownwith 03havethemonogramadded onlytwoofeight

hef irstninereversesusedw ith06A -B . So whilethee ac tpurpose

ramcannotbedeterminedwithabsolutecertainty itsplacement

thereversetypeneverthelessreflectsitsrelativeunimportance

oftenofftheedgeof theflanandthereforenotvisible atalldue

striking.This togetherwiththefactthatthemonogramwas

dfeatureandeventuallydisappearedaltogether clearlyindicates

danecessarycontrolessentialtotheproductionofthecoinage.

ative itseemstomethat theAmayhavebeennothingmore

mofoneof thedieengraversresponsibleforcuttingcertainreverse

oftheAesillascoinage.Sincethemonogram sunobtrusiveposition

hefirstnine obversediesseemtoruleout anycriticallyimportant

eythatsomethinglessthanessential likeanartist ssignature is

andpurelypersonalidentificationseemsfarmorelikelythan

icularlygivenitsunimportantpositionandinconsistentapplica-

nofaspec ific benefac tor liturgy ormagistrate givenagainthe

minence nottosayintentionalobscurity whichhardlyprovides

rthegenerosityofabenefactororthe officialresponsibilityofa

onsistingof01-6is highlyuniform.Thisappliesnotonlyto the

sand renderingofthewreaths—particularlythedouble lines

sthattie theindividualsegmentsofthewreath— butalsotothe

gewasproduced. romthee tremelyhighsurvivalratioof21:1

ef irst6obversedies whatemergesisapatternofstrik ingthatisc har-

duseofobversedies 01w ith5reverses 02w ith5 03w ith7 05

th18 andthecarry -overof reversesbetweentwoormoreobverses

1 2 1 3 1 5 1 6 2 1 a n d 26 . W e a r o n th e o bv e rs e s is v i rt u al l y ev e ry w he r e no t ic e-

A-D resultsinrepeatedrecuttingofthee istingdieratherthan

obverse.Takentogether thispatternappearstoreflecthastybut

atinitiallyvalued uantityover uality.

4 3 A o r A ab o ve w r ea t h R 5 3 - 5 6 p e ll e t un d er s e ll a a nd b e lo w kn o t

6 0 6 2 6 3 B , 6 4 6 8 7 0 X X , 7 2 -7 3 7 5 p e ll e t un d er s e ll a o nl y .

44 52%) havetheentirelegendv isibleontheobverse.

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r o ve n an c e

es 8 2 7 -2 8 u n e 19 7 8 1 7 8 1 6 . 64 b I s t an b ul 9 5 6 1 6 . 63

d 6 S e pt . 1 99 5 2 6 b V i n c h on 1 4 -1 5 M ar . 1 98 9 9 4 1 6 .5 3

, 3 -1 1 N ov . 19 83 3 = B o n ha ms 8 1 1- 12 M ay 1 98 2

s 30 1 2 5 -2 7 M ay 1 9 81 2 7 0 1 6 . 3 9 = Ma l lo y P L 1 5

e l ly 2 5 -2 9 A ug . 1 95 1 5 0 2 d r e ss 1 5 6 2 M a y

r e ss 1 4 0 7 - 8 A ug . 1 96 7 4 2 e H a r m e r 4 - 5 O c t .

S u pe r io r 2 4 -2 5 S ep t . 19 7 0 6 5 = S c h ul m an 6 O c t .

n 20-25Nov. 1964 1205= Sc hulman 1-4Mar.

r o u ch a S y ll o ge " p l . 1 1 = S i d er o ka s tr o 1 96 1 h d.

B e r l in 6 62 /1 92 0 1 6 .6 8 3 1 m m i S NG i t 2 3 4 7

t an b ul 9 5 5 1 6 .7 4 3 2 m m k h i la d el p hi a 1 08 B o e h r in g er

g to n D . C . 16 . 51 3 4 m m.

mi s ma t ic a 9 u n e 19 9 4 8 4 1 7 .0 = S t ac k 2 4 -2 8 A ug .

b H i r s c h 15 8 4 - 6 Ma y 19 8 8 7 3 1 6 .0 6 = H i r s c h

2 7 0 1 6 .0 5 = H i r sc h 7 5 2 2 -2 4 N ov . 1 97 1 8 2

12Nov. 1986 100 16. 76= Siderokastro1961hd.

76 d e u s 31 5 3 0 A p r. 1 9 86 8 5 1 6 . 61 u n ce r ta i n

s t an b ul D 1 2 - 1 3 1 6 .6 7 2 9 m m f U n i v . o f Mi s si s si p pi

B o e hr in ge r ca st .

1 6 .7 2 3 4 m m = S c hu l te n 2 0 -2 2 O c t . 19 8 7 1 4 0 1 6 .7 0

.

r ie d e s Mo n na i es 1 5 -1 6 e b . 19 7 7 5 0 1 6 .7 0 = e u -

3 2 5 b S i de r ok a st r o 19 6 1 hd . I G C H 64 2 , 1 6 . 76

.7 7 2 8 m m= C o i n Ga l le r ie s P L , 1 7 u l y 19 9 1

L , 2 3 M ar . 1 97 1 2 4 .

4 Ma y 19 90 1 50 1 6. 65 .

H o t e l D r o u ot 2 1 A pr . 1 98 9 1 4 1 6 .8 4 b A uc t io n es 5 2 - 3

.8 0 = S e ab y u n e 19 6 0 A 5 1 9 .

7 N o v. 1 9 93 8 2 1 6 .7 b C l as s ic a l Nu m is m at i c R e v ie w

33 16. 69 = Numismatic aArsC lassic aC 11-12

70= Sc hwei erische reditanstalt5 18-19Apr.

c Sc hwei erischerB ankverein25 19-20Sept. 1990

in k 7 1 1 1 O c t . 19 8 9 6 7 1 6 .6 6 = G l en d in i ng 2 6 O c t .

a st r o 19 6 1 hd . I G C H 6 4 2 ; e S p in k 1 3 9 - 10 M a y

f M al te r 25 1 97 0 3 0 g M al te r 25 1 97 0 3 0 h

93 2 1 4 5 i g ge r 7 a n. 1 90 8 4 1 2 1 6 .7 2 ) B r us -

.6 9 3 1 m m k S N GD e l e p ie r re 1 0 76 1 6 .7 2 3 1 m m.

1 3 -1 5 e b . 19 7 3 5 7 1 6 .5 6 .

8 2 2 M ay 1 9 89 2 0 2 1 6 . 69 b A uc t io n es 1 5 2 3 u n e 19 8 3

on Ga ll er ie s P L , 1 4 e b. 1 97 3 2 4 d B a y er is ch e

t . 19 7 3 1 7 0 1 6 .6 4 e H i r s c h 53 2 6 -2 9 u n e

B l a se r - r e y 12 1 7 -1 8 a n . 19 6 4 1 1 25 = S i d e ro -

C H 6 42 1 6 .9 1 f B u t t o n o l ne r M ii n h a nd l un g

1 6. 63 g H i r s ch 4 1 9 -1 1 D e c. 1 96 4 5 6 h S id e-

G C H 6 42 1 6 .8 3 i H e l b i ng 2 4 O c t . 19 2 7 2 8 1 7

rr y = H o l fe ld er 1 97 2 , 2 0 1 6. 63 3 1 mm k s ta nb ul

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m m l s t an b ul 9 5 4 1 6 .8 2 3 3 m m u n ce r ta i n ov e r-

, M ar . 19 81 3 7 1 6. 50 = C oi n Ga ll er i es P L , 1 2 Ma r.

n 6 - 8 Ap r . 19 6 7 1 8 09 b S t ac k 1 9 -2 0 u n e

c H i r s c h 35 2 5 -2 8 u n e 19 6 3 3 3 6 d S i de r ok a st r o

2 1 6. 70 e G . H i rs ch 5 u ne 1 93 5 1 18 1 7. 00 3 1

8 5 D e c .1 93 2 2 01 6 1 6 . 7 g A NS 1 90 5 57 .1 00

s t an b ul 9 6 2 . 1 6 .7 6 3 3 m m i S N GA s hm 3 3 06

1 0 1 6 .4 5 3 0 m m.

n t er 1 9 93 3 7 1 6 .8 8 = S u p e ri o r 1 - 12 D e c . 1 9 92

ka s tr o 1 96 1 h d. I G C H 6 4 2 1 6 .9 6 b M y er s

ay 1 97 2 6 8 c r es s 14 8 2 1 u ly 1 96 9 1 47 1 6. 00 .

3 m m u n ce r ta i n ov e rs t ri k e A t he n s ) .

c Gr o up 3 0 1 1 u n e 19 9 4 1 0 3 1 6 .4 9 b

.8 0 3 0 m m.

7 3 1 mm .

6 .6 0 2 9 m m b s t an b ul D 1 2 - 1 1 6 . 71 3 1 m m c

6 .7 3 3 2 m m.

4 30mm.

e h r in g er c a st .

c t .1 96 4 5 1 1 6. 47 b H i r s ch 2 2- 24 O c t .1 96 2 2 35 8

a r. 1 9 62 1 2 38 1 6 .6 5 .

5 O c t . 19 91 6 1 6. 50 = S pi nk 9 5. 8 O c t . 19 87

ning 11A pr. 1973 233.

wer knotofwreath

1 6 .8 5 3 0 m m b S N GT i ib i ng e n 12 2 5 1 6 .8 7 .

r e di t an s ta l t 28 1 9 79 2 2 1 6 .8 5 = G i bb o ns P L 1 3

3 3 mm p ie rc ed c H a s ko vo 6 71 . C r e a



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ng 1 1 - 2 D e c . 19 2 7 5 9 6 1 6 .5 5 3 3 m m c

c t . 19 6 2 2 3 5 7 d C a li c o M a y - u n e 19 5 9 3 5 2

O c t . 1 95 5 2 7 0 1 6 . 5 9 e H a m b u rg e r 2 7 M a y

N av il le 6 2 8 a n. 1 92 4 8 08 1 6. 72 3 5 mm g D e

3 3 m m.

a n u e d es M o nn a ie s 1 1 M ay 1 9 91 4 7 1 6 .5 5 = G i es s en e r

1 3 9 1 6 . 5 5.

4 D e c. 1 98 9 4 68 1 6. 55 b C hr is ti e 7 S ep . 19 89 3 5 1 6. 5 c

19 8 2 1 1 7 1 6 .7 1 = e u s 25 0 1 5 M ar . 1 95 4 2 9 2

1 7 u n e 19 0 8 4 1 9 1 6 .6 5 = H i r sc h 1 9 05 2 7 7

S e pt . 1 97 7 8 1 01 1 6 .4 2 = H e s pe r ia A rt P L 2 3

r ok as t ro 1 9 61 h d . I G C H 6 4 2 1 6 .9 0 f G l en d in i ng

1 6 .9 5 = H e s s 19 4 2 5 M ar . 1 92 9 2 4 3 1 6 .9 g

9 1 35 1 6. 86 h B e r l in o , 1 6. 73 3 3 mm =

1 6 .7 4 i S N G i t 2 3 48 1 6 .6 4 ) S N G M an c he s te r

7 u l y 19 2 1 2 3 4 k a l e U n i v. 2 6 B o e h r in g er

o e h r in g er c a st .

8 O c t . 1 99 3 6 9 57 1 6 .7 0 = S p i n k 88 . 7 S e pt . 1 99 0 4 4 70

a na D e c . 1 98 3 1 4 7 b R a t t o 1 6 -1 7 M ay 1 9 35

en e r 89 5 M a y 19 9 8 1 2 9 1 6 .6 5 b H e s s 2 5 3 8 - 9 M a r. 1 9 83

1 6 O c t. 1 92 3 4 7 c H i r s ch 2 7- 29 u n. 1 97 2 6 8

- 4 u l y 19 6 9 2 3 0 7 1 5 .6 b r ok e n fl a n .

9 78 , p l . 4 7 6 9 0 = So t he b y 19 1 4 7 2 1 6 .9 1 = H i r s c h 13 1 9 05

overstrike .

en e r 62 2 0 A pr . 1 99 3 1 5 2 1 6 .6 6 b o i nd e ss a ul t 2 9 -3 0 M ay

ss a ul t M a y 19 7 2 4 9 = C a h n 66 9 M a y 19 3 0 2 0 3

13 W i n t er 1 9 71 2 d G l en d in i ng 7 - 8 Ma r . 19 5 7 4 3

ella

6 2 2 0 Ap r. 1 99 3 1 53 1 6. 40 b M A 7 36 1 6. 81 3 2

rsella

ourgey16 10-12Mar. 1980 66 16. 69= NanteuilColl. 834 16. 70

92 1 2 4 b R a t to 4 -6 u ne 1 93 1 7 4 1 6. 60 .

reak tor. ofchin

r- r ey 1 7 2 7 Ma y 19 67 9 70 .

e n na P L 6 9 S e pt .1 98 6 1 0 = M V n c. P L , M ar .1 98 4 1 4

n e 19 7 0 2 0 0 = S ch l es s in g er 1 3 4 e b . 19 3 5 7 9 0

e r 1 1 u n e 19 3 0 6 8 1 6 .6 0 d N u mi s ma t ic a Ar s

1 3 7 4 1 6 .8 0 e B e r l i n o e bb e ck e 1 6 . 6 6 3 0

D . C . 16 . 71 3 3 m m = n o bl o ch P L 2 1 S p r i ng

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au g h O v e r s tr i ke s " p l . 3 7 = B o u r g ey 7 1 0 -1 1 u n e 19 8 2 5 9

a n . 19 7 2 1 8 1 6 .7 4 = S o t he b y- C la r k 2 0 a n .

b B o u r g ey 9 - 10 N o v. 1 9 76 5 5 1 6 .6 7 = S o t he b y

6 .6 7 = S o t he b y 2 0 N ov . 1 97 0 2 0 0 1 6 .7 c

5 1 n o d at e , 3 0 d B u d a p es t 6 1- 1 95 3 .4 1 6 . 87

pl. 3 8 overstrikeonNewSty leAthens

eB auslaugh O verstrikes " 16-20 .

e r 33 3 u n e 19 8 6 1 1 1 1 6 .6 4 = S p i n k 4 1 0 -1 1 N ov . 1 98 3

u l f i ng 1 7 1 1 6 . 10 c s t an b ul 9 5 0 1 6 . 70 3 2 mm .

es s en e r 87 2 M a r. 1 9 98 1 3 9 1 6 . 55 = e p c y k 4 3 2 0 -2 1 N ov .

ac k 2 7 u n e 19 5 2 1 0 5 9 = S c hl e ss i ng e r 11 e b . 19 3 4

kdevelopstother. ofchinaboveNoflegend

stfalisc hes andesMus. B oehringerc ast .

ssic alNumismatic A uc tions20 Mar. 1992 62 16. 62= Coin

3 N ov . 1 99 1 8 3 o v er s tr i ke o n T ha s os ; b S p in k 2 0

1 6 .6 4 = M u ll e r 14 3 1 a n .- l e b .1 9 75 2 4 = G l en -

1 3 8 c A N S 19 4 4 10 0 .1 4 29 1 1 6 .6 8 3 4 m m d

33mm.

1 6 N ov . 1 99 5 5 7 1 6 .0 9 b o i ns i gn o n P L 3 4 O c t . 1 99 2

e s P L , 9 N o v. 1 9 82 9 0 1 6 .7 9 = C o i n Ga l le r ie s

3 3 w r on g ly 2 6 .7 9 f or 1 6 .7 9 , d o ub l e st r ik e o r re s tr i ke ;

, 9 M ar . 19 56 1 56 1 c S NG H a rt 5 29 1 6. 61 0

3 2 m m g s t an b ul 9 6 3 1 6 .7 2 3 4 m m h s t an b ul

i V i e n n a 28 - 87 8 3 1 m m.

u n e 19 9 6 1 6 .7 8 b G i es s en e r 64 1 1 O c t . 19 9 3

a tt 1 9 A pr . 1 92 0 2 2 d s t an b ul 9 6 0 1 6 .8 0 3 2 m m .

6 . 65 3 2 mm b s t an b ul 9 5 8 1 6 . 82 3 2 m m.

997 216 16. 49.

magetohairattopofheadandrec utletteringofMA € A O NQ N

7 2 71 1 6 .4 4 3 1 m m = r o ko p ov H o a r d " 1 .

3 5 9.

6 .2 4 .

5 7 8 2 1 6. 78 b I s ta nb ul D 1 2 -6 1 6. 75 3 2 mm .

8 8 S pr in g 19 90 3 1 = C ed er li nd P L 8 1 n o da te ,

6 1 n o da te , 1 14 b B M 1 8 14 1 6. 61 2 9 mm =

c t . 19 8 0 1 9 9 1 6 .7 0 .

s acloselylinkedgroupofsi obversedieswithaddedtheta.All

nd asaresult c anbee tremelydif f ic ulttodifferentiatef romone

eatmentofthehornofZ eus-Ammonthatappearsintheplaceof

theloc ksofhairthatstreamoutinsnake-like wavy linesarepartic u-

nand distinguishthisgroupofdiesas theworkeitherofa single

gfor unusuallyclosestylisticuniformity.Theaffinityinappear-

everalimportantreversedie links.07mustbethe firstobverse

itisc onnectedto06byR26 and fortunately thereissomevisible

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ginalse uenceof06and07.Tiny crackscausedbythedeteriora-

emoree tensivewhenitwasusedwith07thanwith06 partic u-

ndthelowerright legofthesella andgenerallyaroundtheouter

mpare late2 06B -26and07-26 . Thisise ac tlywhatwewould

anitslife withoutthetaandonlyhadthetaaddedafter beingusedwith

everses includingR 26.Giventhat07and allotherobversesof

havetheta these uencemakesperfectsenseaspresentedhere.

eoftheAmonogramfromthereversedies connectedwith07-

ni ationreflectedinthereversedieli nks.After06B wasrecut

, fourof thesevenreversediesusedwithithadA orA . Also aside

sedbothw ith06B and07 therewereatleastthreemoreA orA

R34 35 40 . Thereaf ter however theA disappears:08isknown

esnothavethemonogram and09hasonlyone reversewithA

es R43 late3 09-43 . 010-013havenoreversesw iththeA or

rthere amplesappearelsewhereinthecoinage.

tedbyreversedielinks. iveoftheninereversesused with09

uentobverses:09-47to010-47 09-48to010-48and011-48

0to012B -50 and09-51to012B -51. Theremightwellbemore

sreversedierecordweremorecomplete.012A-D alsohasnumerous

verses fiveofwhicharerecordedhere:twowith09 twowith

14fromthene tgroup. Closestudyofallof thesec arry-oversrein-

f feredintheCatalogue. ore ample onbothR50andR 51there

ationwhentheywere usedwith012B thatarenotpresentwith

allbreakbelowthef irstSofA S L L A Sisnotfoundon09-50

09-50and012B -50 ; andon012B -51thesi eofasmallc rac k in

snotic eably largerthanitison09-51 c ompare lates3-4 09-51

ameistrueofR54c onnecting010to01l:on011-54thereisawart-

the baseoftheclubwhichis notfoundon010-54 compare

011-54 . A ndalthoughallof thesesignsofwearareadmittedly

oubtthat theyallsubstantiatethearrangementof09-013offered

9-013is theorderofthereversedie usage.Whereverpossible

esintheCatalogueis basedontheprogressivesignsofwear visible

ereareover140e amplesof thef iveobversediesinc ludedhere 33

0for011 50for012 and8for013 , theev idenc eofwearisinmost

blemis thattheresultingorderpresentsa patternnotoforderly

eversetothene tobversebutofremovalof reversesfromservice

andthenreintroductionatalater—sometimesconsiderablylater—

ithdrawalofsomereversesforlaterusealso impactsontheprogres-

rols.Asmentionedabove onlythefirstreverseusedwith 09

eA monogramrepeatedly foundonthereversesof01-07. Theremaining

9haveno addedcontrols butafterthreefurtherreverseswithout

acestwopellet- likedotsonthereversedie R53 , onebeneaththe

ondbelowthelowerknotof thewreath P late3 010-53 . A

hthesetwoaddedpelletsfollows 010-54through011-56 and

esediesis reinforcedbytheevidenceofwearon010 and011.

eaddedpelletsis however uncertain.3

see Metrologyand roductionControls " pp. 85-87.

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dieswith twoaddedpellets thereareseveralwithnoadded

9 - 5 7 - 5 8 a n d -5 9 . N e t b e gi n ni n g wi t h th e f ir s t re v er s e us e d wi t h

plac edundertheseatof thesella R 60 . mmediatelyaf ter no

butitwasagainpresentonR62. O nR 63 however apelletwas

ithadalreadybeenusedforsometime c ompare late4 012A-

hatfollowedlookslikeanearlyrandommi of reversesw ithand

012B -64through013-76 . Thisisc le

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