From the Kleinkunst Collection, ex Bourgey, 4-5 June 1991, lot 89.
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right with horn of Ammon over his ear
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ (Greek) Athena seated left, holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right hand and leaning with her left arm on shield decorated with lion's head, in inner left field and in exergue, monograms
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 288 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 282 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime 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: 17.1517.15 g <br />17,150 mg <br />
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3333 mm <br />3.3 cm <br />
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
