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|Image overstriking coin=SO 844 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great).png | |Image overstriking coin=SO 844 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great).png | ||
|Image overstruck variety= | |Image overstruck variety=Athens_apellikon_gorgias.jpg | ||
|Museum collection=Shoumen, HM, Haralanov Coll. 105.5(3) | |Museum collection=Shoumen, HM, Haralanov Coll. 105.5(3) | ||
|Sale=Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung, | |Sale=Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung, 14, 31 may-2 June 1978, lot 12 | ||
|Private collection=Haralanov Collection | |Private collection=Haralanov Collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
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|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= | |Date from=130 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |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 series reference=Price 1991, n° 1077 ; MacDonald 2009, p. 213, n° 9. ; Karayotov 1994, p. 95, n° 358 (O49-R163 monogram 47) ; Callataÿ 1997a, p. 103, D31/R6b. ; Callataÿ 1993d, p. 336, D31/R6b | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1077 ; MacDonald 2009, p. 213, n° 9. ; Karayotov 1994, p. 95, n° 358 (O49-R163 monogram 47) ; Callataÿ 1997a, p. 103, D31/R6b. ; Callataÿ 1993d, p. 336, D31/R6b; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 17 | ||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1077 | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1077 | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=(visible: border of dots with feathers (Athens?) in the lower field of the reverse). | |Overstruck reverse description=(visible: border of dots with feathers (Athens?) in the lower field of the reverse). | ||
|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 | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 1961 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=weak | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:37, 14 November 2023
130 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO 844 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great).png
Overstruck variety
Athens_apellikon_gorgias.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Shoumen, HM, Haralanov Coll. 105.5(3) | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung, 14, 31 may-2 June 1978, lot 12 |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Haralanov 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.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, KO. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and MA. |
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. 130 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 
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3434 mm <br />3.4 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1077, MacDonald 20092MacDonald 2009, p. 213, n° 9., Karayotov 19943Karayotov 1994, p. 95, n° 358 (O49-R163 monogram 47), Callataÿ 1997a4Callataÿ 1997a, p. 103, D31/R6b., Callataÿ 1993d5Callataÿ 1993d, p. 336, D31/R6b, Callataÿ 2021a6Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 17 | |
| 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: border of dots with feathers (Athens?) in the lower field of the reverse). |
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 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: | Thompson 19617Thompson 1961 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | weak |
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