3213 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (New York, ANS, 1948.19.964)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3213

110 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Mesembria 793 New York.jpg

Overstruck variety

Macedonia First meris.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1948.19.964
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Gautier collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, ΚΟ. In left field, Corinthian helmet and monogram.

Mint and issuing power

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

Mesembria

Ancient regionAncient region.

Thrace

Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria

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. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE

hellenistic 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: 16.5516.55 g <br />16,550 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.: 1.51.5 mm <br />0.15 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 31.531.5 mm <br />3.15 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1099, Karayotov 19922Karayotov 1992, n° 329, Karayotov 19943Karayotov 1994, p. 107, n° 694 (O74-R254 monogram 82), Callataÿ 1994b4Callataÿ 1994b, p. 334, D29/R3b, Callataÿ 1997a5Callataÿ 1997a, p. 102, D29/R3b, MacDonald 20096MacDonald 2009, p. 213, n° 15, Callataÿ 2021a7Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 21
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1099

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

(visible: ΜΑΚΕΔ on the torso of Zeus).

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Macedon

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province), Roman province of Macedonia

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..

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: