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|Sale=Leu, Web 18, 18 Dec. 2021, lot 573. From a European collection, formed before 2005. | |Sale=Leu, Web 18, 18 Dec. 2021, lot 573. | ||
|Private collection=From a European collection, formed before 2005. | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | ||
|Reverse legend=AΛEΞANΔPOY | |Reverse legend=AΛEΞANΔPOY | ||
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|Reverse description=Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, monogram and rudder; below throne, monogram of ΠE | |Reverse description=Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, monogram and rudder; below throne, monogram of ΠE | ||
|Mint=Salamis | |Mint=Salamis | ||
|Authority=Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC) | |Ancient region=Cyprus | ||
|Date from=315 | |Authority=Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC); Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Date to=306 | |Date from=315 BCE | ||
|Date to=306 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Diameter=27 | |Diameter=27 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, 3165 | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, 3165. | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY | |Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=332 | |Overstruck date from=332 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to= | |Overstruck date to=306 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination= | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:35, 17 November 2023
315 BCE - 306 BCE | AΛEΞANΔPOY
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Leu, Web 18, 18 Dec. 2021, lot 573. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From a European collection, formed before 2005. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛEΞANΔPOY (Greek) Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right, to left, monogram and rudder, below throne, monogram of ΠE |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Salamis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC), Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 315 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 306 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: 17.1117.11 g <br />17,110 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, 3165. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (Greek) Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter |
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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 332 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 306 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
