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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=90 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=70 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Callataÿ 1987b, p. 239, R7 ; Price 1991, n° 1047 ; Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 294 (O47-R133, monogram 43) ; Callataÿ 1994b, p. 336, D31/R6b. ; Callataÿ | |Coin series reference=Callataÿ 1987b, p. 239, R7 ; Price 1991, n° 1047 ; Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 294 (O47-R133, monogram 43) ; Callataÿ 1994b, p. 336, D31/R6b. ; Callataÿ 1997a, p. 103 ; MacDonald 2009, p. 213, n° 12; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 26 | ||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1047 | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1047 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: profile on the right field). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: profile on the right field). | ||
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|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | |Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:16, 14 November 2023
90 BCE - 70 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞΛΙΛΔ
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung, Mannheim 14 (31/05-02/06/1978), lot 12. | |
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.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞΛΙΛΔ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the 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 
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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).: 3636 mm <br />3.6 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Callataÿ 1987b1Callataÿ 1987b, p. 239, R7, Price 19912Price 1991, n° 1047, Karayotov 19943Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 294 (O47-R133, monogram 43), Callataÿ 1994b4Callataÿ 1994b, p. 336, D31/R6b., Callataÿ 1997a5Callataÿ 1997a, p. 103, MacDonald 20096MacDonald 2009, p. 213, n° 12, Callataÿ 2021a7Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 26 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: profile on the right field). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (HP)AKΛEO(YΣ ΣΩ)ΤΗΡΟΣ (ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) (Greek) 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
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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