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|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection | |Image overstriking coin=Odessos 864 MacDonald 100.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Odessos 864 MacDonald 100 (drawing).jpg | |||
|Image overstruck variety=Thasos tetradrachm.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2218240&AucID=5365&Lot=9260 | |||
|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection, n° 100 | |||
|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 | ||
|Reverse description= Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (HΔ). In left field, ΘΕ. | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (HΔ). In left field, ΘΕ. | |||
|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= | |Date from=120 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=90 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=15.49 | |Weight=15.49 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 131, n° 100; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 7 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1181; MacDonald 2009, p. 131, n° 100; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 7 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1181 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysus right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: locks of hair at back of head). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysus right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: locks of hair at back of head). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=(HPAK)ΛΕ(ΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) | |Overstruck reverse legend=(HPAK)ΛΕ(ΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ) (ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Heracles standing to front, nude, head left, holding lion skin and club. In left field, letter or monogram (visible: end of the lion skin). | |Overstruck reverse description=Heracles standing to front, nude, head left, holding lion skin and club. In left field, letter or monogram (visible: end of the lion skin). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Thasos | |Overstruck mint=Thasos | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | |Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Overstruck authority=Roman Republic | |||
|Overstruck date from=160 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=90 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck= | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Sear I, n° 1759; HGC 6, n° 358-359 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
|Remarks=could be over Maroneia as well | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:00, 13 November 2023
120 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Odessos 864 MacDonald 100.jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Thasos tetradrachm.jpg [1]
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Odessos 864 MacDonald 100 (drawing).jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection, n° 100 |
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 (HΔ). In left field, ΘΕ. |
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. 120 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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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.4915.49 g <br />15,490 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 131, n° 100, Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 7 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1181, MacDonald 20092MacDonald 2009, p. 131, n° 100, Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 7 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Dionysus right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: locks of hair at back of head). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (HPAK)ΛΕ(ΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ) (ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) (Greek) Heracles standing to front, nude, head left, holding lion skin and club. In left field, letter or monogram (visible: end of the lion skin). |
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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 160 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 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: | Sear I4Sear I, n° 1759, HGC 65HGC 6, n° 358-359 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | could be over Maroneia as well | ||
