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3301 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Mostis (Mostis/Athena) (Lanz, 44, May 1988, 109): Difference between revisions

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|Sale=Lanz 44 (16/05/1988), no. 109.
|Image overstriking coin=SO 850 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) .png
|Image overstruck variety=Mostis.jpg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2174823&AucID=5227&Lot=289
|Sale=Lanz 44, 16 May 1988, lot 109.
|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 description= Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (MYP). In left field, monogram (ΔΑΡ) and Corinthian crested helmet.
|Reverse legend language=Greek
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (MYP). In left field, monogram (ΔΑΡ) and Corinthian crested helmet.
|Mint=Mesembria
|Mint=Mesembria
|Ancient region=Thrace
|Ancient region=Thrace
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) - pretended authority (types and name)
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
|Date from=125
|Date from=85 BCE
|Date to=65
|Date to=65 BCE
|Period=hellenistic
|Period=hellenistic
|Metal=Silver
|Weight=16.07
|Weight=16.07
|Axis=11 h
|Axis=11
|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. 19. ; I. Karayotov, The coinage of Mesambria. vol. 1 : silver and gold coins of Mesambria, Sozopol, 1994, p. 110, no. 764 (O86-R278; monogram 103). ; Fr. de Callataÿ, L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1997, p. 104, D3/R1a. ; 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. 337, D3/R1a. ; Fr. de Callataÿ, "Le roi thrace Mostis et une surfrappe d'un alexandre tardif de Mésambria", Revue Belge de Numismatique 137 (1991), p. 37-45, pl. II.
|Coin reference=Callataÿ 1993d, p. 337, D3/R1a
|Coin series reference=I. Karayotov, The Coinage of Mesambria. Volume I. Silver and Gold Coins of Mesambria, Sozopol, 1994, no. 764 (O86-R278). ; M. J. Price, The coinage in the name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus, Zurich-London, 1991, no. 1109A.
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1109A ; Callataÿ 1991, p. 37-45, pl. II. ; Callataÿ 1993d, p. 337, D3/R1a. ; Karayotov 1994, p. 110, n° 764 (O86-R278, monogram 103) ; Callataÿ 1997a, p. 104, D3/R1a ; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 278, n° 29
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1109A
|Overstruck reverse description=(visible: ΤΟΥΣ on the lower field).
|Overstruck reverse description=(visible: ΤΟΥΣ on the lower field).
|Overstruck mint=Thrace (uncertain mint)
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace
|Overstruck authority=Mostis (king of the Caeni, 130-90 BC)?
|Overstruck authority=Mostis (king of the Caeni, 130-90 BC)
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional
|Level of confidence=weak
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 09:17, 14 November 2023

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3301


85 BCE - 65 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 850 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) .png
Overstruck variety
Mostis.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: Lanz 44, 16 May 1988, lot 109.

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 (MYP). In left field, monogram (ΔΑΡ) and Corinthian crested helmet.
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. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 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: 16.0716.07 g <br />16,070 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.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Callataÿ 1993d, p. 337, D3/R1a Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1109A, Callataÿ 19912Callataÿ 1991, p. 37-45, pl. II., Callataÿ 1993d3Callataÿ 1993d, p. 337, D3/R1a., Karayotov 19944Karayotov 1994, p. 110, n° 764 (O86-R278, monogram 103), Callataÿ 1997a5Callataÿ 1997a, p. 104, D3/R1a, Callataÿ 2021a6Callataÿ 2021a, p. 278, n° 29
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: (visible: ΤΟΥΣ on the lower field).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: Thrace (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ Thrace Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: Mostis (king of the Caeni, 130-90 BC)
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
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: tetradrachm Nomisma.org
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: weak
RemarksRemarks:
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