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|Image overstriking coin=2319 - Chios (Alexander the Great) over uncertain type.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=2319 - Chios (Alexander the Great) over uncertain type.jpg | ||
|Sale=Collector's Choice, 14 | |Sale=Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio), Collector's Choice, 14 Nov. 2022, lot 74054 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
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|Ancient region=Ionia (islands) | |Ancient region=Ionia (islands) | ||
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=290 BCE | ||
|Date to=275 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Denomination=drachma | |Denomination=drachma | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=HGC 6, n° 1143 | |Coin series reference=HGC 6, n° 1143; Price 1991, n° 2325 | ||
|Remarks=A charming example of an Alexander Drachm, this specimen retains lovely details and limited evidence of handling, along with evidence of an overstrike. | |Remarks=A charming example of an Alexander Drachm, this specimen retains lovely details and limited evidence of handling, along with evidence of an overstrike. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 15 November 2023
290 BCE - 275 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
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2319 - Chios (Alexander the Great) over uncertain type.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio), Collector's Choice, 14 Nov. 2022, lot 74054 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated left on throne, holding scepter and eagle, in left field, monogram above grape bunch |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Chios | Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia (islands) | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 290 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 275 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: 4.234.23 g <br />4,230 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 61HGC 6, n° 1143, Price 19912Price 1991, n° 2325 |
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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | A charming example of an Alexander Drachm, this specimen retains lovely details and limited evidence of handling, along with evidence of an overstrike. | ||
