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{{Overstrike
|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection
|Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 807 MacDonald 92.jpg
|Image overstruck variety=Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1953527&AucID=4610&Lot=4198
|Private collection=MacDonald collection, n° 92
|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, Λ-Α. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet.
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, Λ-Α. 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) - pretended authority (types and name)
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
|Date from=250
|Date from=150 BCE
|Date to=175
|Date to=110 BCE
|Period=hellenistic
|Period=hellenistic
|Weight=16,48
|Metal=Silver
|Axis=12 h
|Weight=16.48
|Denomination=Tetradrachm
|Axis=12
|Denomination=tetradrachm
|Standard=Attic
|Standard=Attic
|Coin reference=D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 123, no. 92
|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 123, n° 92
|Coin series reference=I. Karayotov, The Coinage of Mesambria. Volume I. Silver and Gold Coins of Mesambria, Sozopol, 1994, no. 160-161, 163-164, 166 (period II: O23-R79; monogram 25).;M. J. Price, The coinage in the name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus, Zurich-London, 1991, no. 1027.
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1027; Karayotov 1994, n° 160-161, 163-164, 166 (period II O23-R79 monogram 25); Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 5
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: outline of head from back of head to nose).
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: outline of head from back of head to nose).
|Overstruck reverse legend=AΛ(ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ)
|Overstruck reverse legend=AΛ(ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ)
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated left holding scepter and eagle. To left, letters and monogram (visible: Zeus's hand and top of scepter, top of Zeus's head, head of eagle, trace of  monogram or letter).
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated left holding scepter and eagle. To left, letters and monogram (visible: Zeus's hand and top of scepter, top of Zeus's head, head of eagle, trace of  monogram or letter).
|Overstruck mint=Aspendus?
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
|Overstruck ancient region=Pamphylia
|Overstruck date from=220 BCE
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) - type
|Overstruck date to=180 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck standard=Attic
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Level of confidence=sure
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 06:33, 14 November 2023

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3772


150 BCE - 110 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 807 MacDonald 92.jpg
Overstruck variety
Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: MacDonald collection, n° 92

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, Λ-Α. 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.. 110 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: 16.4816.48 g <br />16,480 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. 123, n° 92 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1027, Karayotov 19942Karayotov 1994, n° 160-161, 163-164, 166 (period II O23-R79 monogram 25), Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 5

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: outline of head from back of head to nose). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AΛ(ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ) Zeus seated left holding scepter and eagle. To left, letters and monogram (visible: Zeus's hand and top of scepter, top of Zeus's head, head of eagle, trace of monogram or letter).
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: Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 220 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 180 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: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:
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