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|Image overstriking coin=2317 - Dionysopolis (Alexander the Great) over Nicomedes I of Bithynia.png | |Image overstriking coin=2317 - Dionysopolis (Alexander the Great) over Nicomedes I of Bithynia.png | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.36011?lang=fr | |||
|Museum collection=American Numismatic Society, n° 1944.100.36011 | |Museum collection=American Numismatic Society, n° 1944.100.36011 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | ||
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|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 956b ; Newell 1919b | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 956b ; Newell 1919b | ||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.956 | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.956 | ||
|Remarks= | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
|Level of confidence=uncertain | |||
|Remarks= "Overstruck over Nicomedes I of Bithynia" (nb: the letters [ΒΑΣΙ]ΛΕΩ[Σ] could be seen but the type remains enigmatic | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 14 November 2023
225 BCE - 190 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
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2317 - Dionysopolis (Alexander the Great) over Nicomedes I of Bithynia.png [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | American Numismatic Society, n° 1944.100.36011 | |
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.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Dionysopolis | 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. 225 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 190 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: 16.4516.45 g <br />16,450 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 /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 956b, Newell 1919b2Newell 1919b | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | uncertain |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck over Nicomedes I of Bithynia" (nb: the letters [ΒΑΣΙ]ΛΕΩ[Σ] could be seen but the type remains enigmatic | ||
