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|Image overstriking coin=SO 850 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) .png | |Image overstriking coin=SO 850 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) .png | ||
|Sale=Lanz 44 | |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 | ||
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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=85 BCE | ||
|Date to=65 BCE | |Date to=65 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|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 | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 1993d, p. 337, D3/R1a | ||
|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 | |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) | ||
Latest revision as of 09:17, 14 November 2023
85 BCE - 65 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
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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 
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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
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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: | 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
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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: | |||
