789 - Tyre (Alexander the great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Elsen, 93, Sept. 2007, 206): Difference between revisions
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|Ancient region=Phoenicia | |Ancient region=Phoenicia | ||
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Date from=312 | |Date from=312 BCE | ||
|Date to=311 | |Date to=311 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 3291 ; Newell 1916, 40, obv. XXXIV. | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
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312 BCE - 311 BCE | AΛΕΞΑΝΔPOY
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Elsen 93, 15 Sept. 2007, lot 206 ; Elsen 94, 15 Dec. 2007, lot 532 (17.12 g) | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛΕΞΑΝΔPOY (Greek) Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low footrest, holding long pearled scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tyre | Ancient regionAncient region. | Phoenicia | Modern countryModern country: Lebanon | 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. 312 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 311 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 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: 17.1217.12 g <br />17,120 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 3291, Newell 19162Newell 1916, 40, obv. XXXIV. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
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.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
