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|Museum collection=Burgas, A. Museum, no. 21.
|Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 849 Rudnik.jpg
|Image overstruck variety=Athens Mikion Euryklei.jpg
|Museum collection=Burgas, A. Museum, n° 21
|Archaeological context=Hoard of Rudnik (CH II, 98 = CH III, 74 = CH VI, 43).
|Archaeological context=Hoard of Rudnik (CH II, 98 = CH III, 74 = CH VI, 43).
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
|Reverse legend language=Greek
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (ΑY). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and monogram (AX).
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (ΑY). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and monogram (AX).
|Mint=Mesembria
|Mint=Mesembria
|Ancient region=Thrace
|Ancient region=Thrace
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
|Date from=125 BCE
|Date from=110 BCE
|Date to=65 BCE
|Date to=90 BCE
|Period=hellenistic
|Period=hellenistic
|Metal=Silver
|Metal=Silver
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|Denomination=tetradrachm
|Denomination=tetradrachm
|Standard=Attic
|Standard=Attic
|Coin reference=D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 214, no. 18. ; I. Karayotov, The coinage of Mesambria. vol. 1 : silver and gold coins of Mesambria, Sozopol, 1994, p. 108, no. 718 (O77-R262; monogram 85). ;  I. Karayotov, Mонетосеченето на Mесамбрия, Burgas, 1992, no. 343 (D68/R191). ; Fr. de Callataÿ et I.Prokopov, "A late Alexander of Mesembria overstruck over Athens", NumCirc 102 (5), juin 1994, p. 207 ; Fr. de Callataÿ, "Les derniers alexandres posthumes frappés à Odessos et Mesembria", Studies on the Settlement Life in Ancient Thrace. Proceedings of the IIIrd International Symposium "Cabyle". 17-23 May 1993, Jambol, 1994, p. 326, D10/R1a. ; Fr. de Callataÿ, L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1997, p. 96, D10/R1a. ; Karayatov 1976, p. 36.
|Coin reference=Callataÿ - Prokopov 1994, p. 207
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1097 var.
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1097 (var.); Karayotov 1992, n° 343 (D68/R191); Karayotov 1994, p. 108, n° 718 (O77-R262 monogram 85); Callataÿ - Prokopov 1994, p. 207 ; Callataÿ 1994b, p. 326, D10/R1a ; Callataÿ 1997a, p. 96, D10/R1a ; MacDonald 2009, p. 214, n° 18; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 19
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena, wearing Attic helmet.
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena, wearing Attic helmet.
|Overstruck reverse description=Owl on amphora. In field, ΜΙΚΙΩΝ-ΕΥΡΥΚΛΕ.
|Overstruck reverse description=Owl on amphora. In field, ΜΙΚΙΩΝ-ΕΥΡΥΚΛΕ.
|Overstruck mint=Athens
|Overstruck mint=Athens
|Overstruck ancient region=Attica
|Overstruck ancient region=Attica
|Overstruck date from=166 BCE
|Overstruck date to=70 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck standard=Attic
|Overstruck standard=Attic
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated
|Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 1961
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Level of confidence=sure
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 08:42, 14 November 2023

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3096


110 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 849 Rudnik.jpg
Overstruck variety
Athens Mikion Euryklei.jpg
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Burgas, A. Museum, n° 21
Archaeological contextArchaeological context: Hoard of Rudnik (CH II, 98 = CH III, 74 = CH VI, 43).

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, monogram (ΑY). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and monogram (AX).
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 Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.7215.72 g <br />15,720 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org 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).: 3535 mm <br />3.5 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Callataÿ - Prokopov 1994, p. 207 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1097 (var.), Karayotov 19922Karayotov 1992, n° 343 (D68/R191), Karayotov 19943Karayotov 1994, p. 108, n° 718 (O77-R262 monogram 85), Callataÿ - Prokopov 19944Callataÿ - Prokopov 1994, p. 207, Callataÿ 1994b5Callataÿ 1994b, p. 326, D10/R1a, Callataÿ 1997a6Callataÿ 1997a, p. 96, D10/R1a, MacDonald 20097MacDonald 2009, p. 214, n° 18, Callataÿ 2021a8Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 19

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Athena, wearing Attic helmet. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Owl on amphora. In field, ΜΙΚΙΩΝ-ΕΥΡΥΚΛΕ.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: Athens Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ Attica Modern countryModern country: Greece 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. 166 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. ᵖ: Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: Thompson 19619Thompson 1961
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:
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