3502 - Odessus (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Brussels, KBR, II 82.531): Difference between revisions
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|Museum collection=Brussels, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, II 82.531. | |Museum collection=Brussels, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, II 82.531. | ||
|Sale=Superior Galleries (30/05/1995), lot 7288. | |Sale=Superior Galleries (30/05/1995), lot 7288. | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ | |||
|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 | ||
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|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |||
|Coin reference=Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 5 | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 5 | ||
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1181; Callataÿ 1997a, p. 84-87: D14-R42 (fin du Groupe 1) ; HGC 3.2, n° 1587; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 5 | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1181; Callataÿ 1997a, p. 84-87: D14-R42 (fin du Groupe 1) ; HGC 3.2, n° 1587; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 5 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:53, 13 November 2023
120 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 384 - Odessus over Thasos.png
Overstruck variety
Thasos tetradrachm.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Brussels, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, II 82.531. | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Superior Galleries (30/05/1995), lot 7288. |
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 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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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: 16.1716.17 g <br />16,170 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 /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 5 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1181, Callataÿ 1997a2Callataÿ 1997a, p. 84-87: D14-R42 (fin du Groupe 1), HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 1587, Callataÿ 2021a4Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 5 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of Dionysos right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN (Greek) Herakles standing left, holding club and 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: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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