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|Image overstruck variety=Nikomedes 866.jpeg
|Image overstruck variety=Nikomedes 866.jpeg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2207673&AucID=5314&Lot=354
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2207673&AucID=5314&Lot=354
|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection
|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection, n° 101
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ ΟΔΗΣΙΤΩΝ
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ ΟΔΗΣΙΤΩΝ
|Reverse legend language=Greek
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, star with six points. In left field, EKA.
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, star with six points. In left field, EKA.
|Mint=Odessus
|Mint=Odessus
|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=125 BCE
|Date from=90 BCE
|Date to=70 BCE
|Date to=70 BCE
|Period=hellenistic
|Period=hellenistic
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|Axis=12
|Axis=12
|Denomination=tetradrachm
|Denomination=tetradrachm
|Standard=attic
|Standard=Attic
|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 133, n° 101
|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 133, n° 101; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 10
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1197.
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1197; MacDonald 2009, p. 133, n° 101; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 10
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1197
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1197
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Nicomedes II right, wearing diadem.
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Nicomedes II right, wearing diadem.
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|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus standing left, holding staff and proffering laurel wreath. Before, small eagle on thunderbolt, below, two-letter date and monogram (visible: lower portion of Zeus's staff, profile of back of Zeus's leg, trace of head, date, monogram).
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus standing left, holding staff and proffering laurel wreath. Before, small eagle on thunderbolt, below, two-letter date and monogram (visible: lower portion of Zeus's staff, profile of back of Zeus's leg, trace of head, date, monogram).
|Overstruck mint=Nicomedia
|Overstruck ancient region=Bithynia
|Overstruck ancient region=Bithynia
|Overstruck authority=Nicomedes III of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, c. 127-94 BC); Nicomedes IV of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, c. 94-74 BC)
|Overstruck authority=Nicomedes III of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, c. 127-94 BC); Nicomedes IV of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, c. 94-74 BC); Kingdom of Bithynia (late 4th c.-74 BC)
|Overstruck date from=150 BCE
|Overstruck date to=70 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck standard=Attic
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional
|Level of confidence=strong
|Level of confidence=strong
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 13:03, 13 November 2023

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3801


90 BCE - 70 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ ΟΔΗΣΙΤΩΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 866 - Odessus over uncertain mint.jpg
Overstruck variety
Nikomedes 866.jpeg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
866 Nikomedes (drawing).jpg
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: D. MacDonald collection, n° 101

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 ΟΔΗΣΙΤΩΝ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, star with six points. In left field, EKA.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Odessus 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: 16.0816.08 g <br />16,080 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 />
StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: MacDonald 2009, p. 133, n° 101, Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 10 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1197, MacDonald 20092MacDonald 2009, p. 133, n° 101, Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 10
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Nicomedes II right, wearing diadem. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: (BAΣΙΛ)ΕΩΣ (ΕΠΙΦ)ΑΝΟΥ(Σ ΝΙΚΟΜHΔΟΥ) (Greek) Zeus standing left, holding staff and proffering laurel wreath. Before, small eagle on thunderbolt, below, two-letter date and monogram (visible: lower portion of Zeus's staff, profile of back of Zeus's leg, trace of head, date, monogram).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: Nicomedia Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ Bithynia Modern countryModern country: Turkey AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: Nicomedes III of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, c. 127-94 BC), Nicomedes IV of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, c. 94-74 BC), Kingdom of Bithynia (late 4th c.-74 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.. 70 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org 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:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks:
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