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|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1879 | |Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 816 London BM.jpg | ||
|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1879-7-12-1 | |||
|Private collection=Tucker coll. | |||
|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 legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram ( ΑΣΡ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram ( ΑΣΡ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet. | ||
|Mint=Mesembria | |Mint=Mesembria | ||
|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=150 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=100 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Weight=15 | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Axis=12 | |Weight=15.52 | ||
|Denomination= | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference=Price 1991 | |Coin reference=Price 1991, n° 1005 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1005; Karayotov 1994, 90, n° 204 [O34–R96]; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 11 | ||
| | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/results?q=1005 | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Remarks=Karayotov: "overstruck on a “shield/Athena” tetradrachm of Antigonus Gonatas’, pl. XVIII (nb: olive wreath visible in the left field). | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 06:31, 14 November 2023
150 BCE - 100 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 816 London BM.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1879-7-12-1 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Tucker coll. |
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 ( ΑΣΡ). In left field, 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. 150 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 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: 15.5215.52 g <br />15,520 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: | Price 1991, n° 1005 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1005, Karayotov 19942Karayotov 1994, 90, n° 204 [O34–R96], Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 11 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
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: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | Karayotov: "overstruck on a “shield/Athena” tetradrachm of Antigonus Gonatas’, pl. XVIII (nb: olive wreath visible in the left field). | ||
