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3196 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Paris, BnF, R1825): Difference between revisions

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|Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 385 Paris.jpg
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10304574f.r=mesembria%20t%C3%A9tradrachme?rk=515024;0
|Image overstruck variety=Thasos tetradrachm.jpg
|Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, R1825
|Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, R1825
|Private collection=H. Seyrig collection
|Private collection=H. Seyrig collection
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛEΩ ΑΛΞΞΛIΛΔ (sic)
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛEΩ ΑΛΞΞΛIΛΔ (sic)
|Reverse legend language=Greek
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under throne, monogram (ΠΥ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and ΔΑ.
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under throne, monogram (ΠΥ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and ΔΑ.
|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=175
|Date from=90 BCE
|Date to=125
|Date to=70 BCE
|Period=hellenistic
|Period=hellenistic
|Metal=Silver
|Weight=16.88
|Weight=16.88
|Diameter=40
|Diameter=40
|Axis=12 h
|Axis=12
|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. 213, no. 11. ; I. Karayotov, The coinage of Mesambria. vol. 1 : silver and gold coins of Mesambria, Sozopol, 1994, p. 93, no. 292 (O47-R132; monogram 43). ; Fr. de Callataÿ, L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1997, p. 103, D31/R5a. ; 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. 336, D31/R5a. ; Fr. de Callataÿ, "Certains Alexandres de Mesambria et le problème des imitations", Cahiers Numismatiques 24/91 (1987), p. 242. ; Fr. de Callataÿ, "Certains alexandres de Mésembria et le problème des imitations", Cahiers Numismatiques 24/91 (1987), p. 239, R6.
|Coin reference=Callataÿ 1987b, p. 242
|Coin series reference=M. J. Price, The coinage in the name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus, Zurich-London, 1991, no. 1047.
|Coin series reference=Callataÿ 1987b, p. 242; Price 1991, n° 1101; Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 292 (O47-R132 monogram 43); Callataÿ 1994b, p. 336, D31/R5a; Callataÿ 1997a, p. 103, D31/R5a; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 22
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1101
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath
|Overstruck reverse legend=(HP)AKΛE(OYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ)
|Overstruck reverse legend=(HP)AKΛE(OYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ)
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|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck standard=Attic
|Coin series reference overstruck=Prokopov 2006
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Level of confidence=sure
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 10:18, 13 July 2024

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3196


90 BCE - 70 BCE | BAΣΙΛEΩ ΑΛΞΞΛIΛΔ (sic)

Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 385 Paris.jpg [1], [0]
Overstruck variety
Thasos tetradrachm.jpg
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, R1825
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: H. Seyrig collection

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.: BAΣΙΛEΩ ΑΛΞΞΛIΛΔ (sic) (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under throne, monogram (ΠΥ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and ΔΑ.
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. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 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: 16.8816.88 g <br />16,880 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).: 4040 mm <br />4 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Callataÿ 1987b, p. 242 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Callataÿ 1987b1Callataÿ 1987b, p. 242, Price 19912Price 1991, n° 1101, Karayotov 19943Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 292 (O47-R132 monogram 43), Callataÿ 1994b4Callataÿ 1994b, p. 336, D31/R5a, Callataÿ 1997a5Callataÿ 1997a, p. 103, D31/R5a, Callataÿ 2021a6Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 22
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: (HP)AKΛE(OYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: Thasos Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ Thrace 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. 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 StandardStandard. ᵖ: Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: Prokopov 20067Prokopov 2006
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:
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