2894 - Paeonia (uncertain mint) (Patraus) (tetradrachm Apollo/rider) over Alexander the Great (Zeus/eagle) (New York, ANS, 1971.196.1)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2894


329 BCE - 315 BCE | ΠΑΤΡΑΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
Patraos 468 over Alexander ANS.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Alexander the Great zeus eagle.jpg [2]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: New York, ANS, 1971.196.1 Sale(s)Sale(s) : Dorotheum, 24, Oct. 1961, 461
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Hollschek collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΠΑΤΡΑΟΥ (Greek) Paionian cavaleryman on horseback right, spearing Macedonian enemy lying below who defends himself with shield.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Paeonia (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region. Paeonia Modern countryModern country: 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: Patraus (king of Peonia, 340-315 BC), Paeonian kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 329 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 315 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.4912.49 g <br />12,490 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
StandardStandard.: Thraco-Macedonian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Pegan 1968 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Pegan 19681Pegan 1968, Sear I2Sear I, n° 1520, HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 148
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Eagle right on thunderbolt, head left. In field, aplastron and bee?
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Macedon Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 336 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 334 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Thraco-Macedonian
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Pegan, Efrem (1968), "Die frühesten Tetradrachmen Alexanders des Grossen mit dem Adler, ihre Herkunft und Entstehungszeit", Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 18, p. 99-111, pl. 10-12.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.