332 BCE - 323 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland, 10, 22 March 2002, lot 183; Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 78, 14 May 2008, lot 336; Stack’s, 10 Jan. 2011, lot 48
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Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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Collection C.P.A.
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, in left field, prow left
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Amphipolis
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Macedon
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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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:
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Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 332 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 323 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.2217.22 g <br />17,220 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References