2311 - Tarsus (Alexander the Great) over Alexander the Great (Akçakale hoard, D2096)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 15563

333 BCE - 327 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

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Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history


	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	Hoard of Akçakale, D2096 see Le Rider 1988, 44, n° 41

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low footrest, holding long pearled scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. Lettter Β in left field and ΑΙ under the throne.

Mint and issuing power

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

Tarsus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cilicia

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:

Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 333 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 327 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.1617.16 g <br />17,160 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Davesne - Le Rider 19891Davesne - Le Rider 1989, n° 2170 [nb: cat. 6], Nicolet-Pierre 19862Nicolet-Pierre 1986, [nb: cat. 7]

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low footrest, holding long pearled scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. Lettter Β in left field and ΑΙ under the throne.

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. 333 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 327 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	“Cette pièce a été surfrappée sur un autre alexandre; on reconnaît au droit, en bas, les ves- tiges de la crinière du lion et l’on distingue au revers, en bas, une partie du corps de Zeus. D’autres exemples de pareilles surfrappes sont connus”

References

^ Davesne, A. - Le Rider, Georges (1989), Le trésor de Meydancikhale (Cilicie Trachée, 1980), Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations, Paris, 377 p. 157 pl.
^ Nicolet-Pierre, Hélène (1986), "Un pseudo-alexandre phénicien surfrappé", Bulletin de la Société Française de Numismatique 41 (3), p. 21-23.