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|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 212, n° 3 ; Karayotov 1994, p. 88, n° 167 (O33-R65, monogram 25) | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1029 ; MacDonald 2009, p. 212, n° 3 ; Karayotov 1994, p. 88, n° 167 (O33-R65, monogram 25) | ||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1029 | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1029 | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
Latest revision as of 06:41, 14 November 2023
150 BCE - 110 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
DB_Overstrikes_784.png [Museum website]
Overstruck variety
Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1898,0602.7 (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1898-0602-7) | |
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, AΛ. In left field, 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. 150 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 110 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: 16.6816.68 g <br />16,680 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.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1029, MacDonald 20092MacDonald 2009, p. 212, n° 3, Karayotov 19943Karayotov 1994, p. 88, n° 167 (O33-R65, monogram 25) | |
| 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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 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.. 175 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
Date: c. 250-175 BC (PELLA) ; c. 225-175 BC (Period II, Karayotov)
References
- ^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
- ^ Macdonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
- ^ Karayotov, Ivan (1994), The coinage of Mesambria. vol. 1: silver and gold coins of Mesambria, Centre of Underwater Archaeology, Sozopol, 134 p. and 44 pl.
