Mesembria

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 282

The mint at the ancient site of Mesembria in Thrace.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Mesembria, silver, diobols (360-340 BCE)		Silver	3,047 kg
Mesembria, bronze (Athena/wheel) (360-340 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria, bronze 2.65g (helmet/wheel) (325-175 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria, bronze (Melsas/pelta) (325-300 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (275-71 BCE) Karayotov		Silver	33,476 kg
Mesembria, bronzes 5.50g (female head/Athena) (275-175 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (250-175 BCE) Marinescu - Lorber		Silver	1,982 kg
Mesembria, gold, staters (types of Alexander the Great) (250-225 BCE)		Gold	8,211 kg
Mesembria, bronze 4.90g (helmet/shield) (245-215 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria (Lysimachus), gold, staters (240-220 BCE)		Gold	2,738 kg
Mesembria? (Charaspes), bronze (Dioscuri/eagle) (190-188 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria? (Charaspes), bronze (Heracles/palm, club, bow) (190-188 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria? (Charaspes), bronze (Apollo/lyre) (190-188 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria? (Charaspes), bronze (Demeter/corn ears) (190-188 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria, bronze 7.40g (female head/Athena) (175-110 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria, bronze 3.20g (helmet/wheel) (175-75 BCE)		Bronze
S 1192 - Mesembria, bronze 0.8g (helmet/wheel) (175-75 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (160-80 BCE) Callataÿ		Silver	18,251 kg
S 1197 - Mesembria, bronze 1.70g (Athena/pelta) (110-90 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria, bronze 6.50g (Dionysus/bunch of grapes) (100-50 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria, bronze 12.65g (Demeter/Apollo) (70-10 BCE)		Bronze
Mesembria, bronze 3.65g (Demeter/grain ear) (70-10 BCE)		Bronze

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
1673 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (New York, ANS, 1951.90.38)		Silver	250 BC JL
1665 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (New York, ANS, 1951.35.104)		Silver	160 BC JL
3425 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Klassische Münzen on VCoins, Apr. 2017)		Silver	150 BC JL
3210 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Cayon Numismatica, July 2016, 13)		Silver	150 BC JL
16558 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Lysimachus (Alexander/Athena) (Berlin, MK, 18249458)		Silver	150 BC JL
3441 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Künker, EA 19, June 2013, 76)		Silver	150 BC JL
3704 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (London, BM, 1879-7-12-1)		Silver	150 BC JL
3084 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Shoumen, HM, Haralanov coll., 105.5)		Silver	150 BC JL
16654 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Berlin, MK, 18249952)		Silver	150 BC JL
3443 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Elsen, 93, Sept. 2007, 670)		Silver	150 BC JL
3087 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (eBay, Apr. 2006, 8402270948)		Silver	150 BC JL
3082 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Heritage, 3046, Apr. 2016, 31040)		Silver	150 BC JL
16368 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Triskeles, 30, Dec. 2019, 25)		Silver	150 BC JL
3267 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (London, BM, 1923-2-3-6 Lawrence)		Silver	150 BC JL
3503 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (CGB, MBS 38, Apr. 2009, 89)		Silver	150 BC JL
3527 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Gärtner, 25, Oct. 2016, 34005)		Silver	150 BC JL
3724 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 419, April 2018, 14)		Silver	150 BC JL
3601 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (New York, ANS, 1951.35.103)		Silver	150 BC JL
3772 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (MacDonald coll., 92)		Silver	150 BC JL
3841 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Hirsch, 135, May 2007, 172)		Silver	150 BC JL
3311 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (MacDonald coll., 93)		Silver	150 BC JL
3649 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (CNG, 106, Sept. 2017, 73)		Silver	150 BC JL
1678 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (London, BM, 1898-6-2-7)		Silver	150 BC JL
1681 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (New York, ANS, 1951.35.103)		Silver	150 BC JL
1669 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (New York, ANS, 1949.21.5)		Silver	150 BC JL
3564 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (MacDonald coll., 94)		Silver	150 BC JL
3411 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Gorny & Mosch, 257, Oct. 2018, 315)		Silver	150 BC JL
3667 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 276, March 2012, 50)		Silver	150 BC JL
3670 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (eBay, Ancient Treasures, Apr. 2006, 8402270948)		Silver	150 BC JL
3786 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Pecunem, 43, May 2016, 218)		Silver	140 BC JL
3710 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Lysimachus (Alexander/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 96)		Silver	130 BC JL
3067 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Coin Galleries, July 2011, 954)		Silver	130 BC JL
3459 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Gorny & Mosch, 191, Oct. 2010, 1300)		Silver	130 BC JL
3479 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 377, June 2016, 18)		Silver	130 BC JL
3636 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (CNG, 72, June 2006, 343)		Silver	130 BC JL
3279 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Shoumen, HM, Haralanov coll. 105.5.3)		Silver	130 BC JL
3146 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Lanz, ebay March 2016, TEZ2076)		Silver	130 BC JL
3761 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (M&M, 34, May 2011, 46)		Silver	130 BC JL
3480 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (MacDonald coll., 95)		Silver	130 BC JL
3392 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (MacDonald coll.)		Silver	130 BC JL
3802 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Odessus) (Gemini, 14, Apr. 2018, 117)		Silver	130 BC JL
3856 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander (Lanz, May 2005, 112)		Silver	130 BC JL
3338 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Sofia, AM)		Silver	125 BC JL
2977 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Sofia, AM, 10429-54 Γ)		Silver	125 BC JL
3412 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.35789)		Silver	110 BC JL
3454 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (New York Sale, 20, Jan. 2009, 136)		Silver	110 BC JL
3213 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (New York, ANS, 1948.19.964)		Silver	110 BC JL
3096 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Burgas, Rudnik hoard, 21)		Silver	110 BC JL
3280 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Savoca, 23, June 2018, 76)		Silver	90 BC JL
3095 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung, 14, May-June 1978, 12)		Silver	90 BC JL
3737 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (MacDonald coll., 98)		Silver	90 BC JL
3196 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Paris, BnF, R1825)		Silver	90 BC JL
3472 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, EA 332, Aug. 2014, 96)		Silver	90 BC JL
3306 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (MacDonald coll., 13)		Silver	90 BC JL
3284 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (CNG, EA 421, May 2018)		Silver	90 BC JL
3432 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (MacDonald coll., 97)		Silver	90 BC JL
1671 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (London, BM, 1896-7-3-142)		Silver	90 BC JL
3847 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Veliko Tirnovo, HM, 121)		Silver	90 BC JL
3130 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (MacDonald coll., 99)		Silver	90 BC JL
3744 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (London Ancient Coins, 46, Oct. 2015, 55)		Silver	90 BC JL
3165 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (CNG, EA 329, June 2014, 59)		Silver	90 BC JL
16656 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Berlin, MK, 18249988)		Silver	90 BC JL
16652 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Berlin, MK, 18249962)		Silver	90 BC JL
3817 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (CNG Webshop, Apr. 2017, 727792)		Silver	90 BC JL
3301 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Mostis (Mostis/Athena) (Lanz, 44, May 1988, 109)		Silver	85 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
3234 - Thrace (uncertain mint) (Cavarus) (AE Apollo/Nike) over Mesembria (helmet/shield) (MacDonald coll., 70)		Bronze	219 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	mesembria
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Mesembria in Thrace.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	216882
Ancient regionAncient region.	Thrace Nomisma: thrace
Modern countryModern country	Bulgaria
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	42.660417° N, 27.718100° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Nesebar https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/216882 http://sws.geonames.org/10237837/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x51229 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7017002

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Literature

• Callataÿ - Prokopov 1994
• Callataÿ - Prokopov 1995
• Callataÿ 1987b
• Callataÿ 1991b
• Callataÿ 1993d
• Callataÿ 1994b
• Callataÿ 1997a
• Callataÿ 2017
• Callataÿ 2021a
• Karayotov 1994
• Karayotov 2009
• MacDonald 2009
• Marinescu - Lorber 2012
• Severeanu 1924

Authors

• François de Callataÿ
• Todor D. Gerassimov
• Ivan Karayotov
• David MacDonald
• Constantin A. Marinescu
• George Severeanu

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