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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3503

150 BCE - 100 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Mesembria 815 CGB.jpg

Overstruck variety

Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	CGB, MBS 38, 30 Apr. 2009, lot 89

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, ΛΑ. 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	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.6216.62 g <br />16,620 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	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).: 3434 mm <br />3.4 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1029, Karayotov 19942Karayotov 1994, O33-R not recorded).
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1029

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

(visible : profile of the head on the lower field).

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:

Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)

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

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:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	overstruck on Alexander? (profile of the head on the lower field of the obverse)

References

^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
^ Karayotov, Ivan (1994), The coinage of Mesambria. vol. 1: silver and gold coins of Mesambria, Centre of Underwater Archaeology, Sozopol, 134 p. and 44 pl.

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 {{Overstrike
-|Sale=CGB, MBS 38 (30/04/2009), no. 89.
+|Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 815 CGB.jpg
+|Image overstruck variety=Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg
+|Sale=CGB, MBS 38, 30 Apr. 2009, lot 89
 |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, ΛΑ. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet.
 |Mint=Mesembria
 |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=100 BCE
 |Period=hellenistic
+|Metal=Silver
 |Weight=16.62
 |Diameter=34
-|Axis=12 h
+|Axis=12
-|Denomination=Tetradrachm
+|Denomination=tetradrachm
 |Standard=Attic
-|Coin series reference=I. Karayotov, The Coinage of Mesambria. Volume I. Silver and Gold Coins of Mesambria, Sozopol, 1994 (O33-R not recorded).;M. J. Price, The coinage in the name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus, Zurich-London, 1991, no. 1029.
+|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1029; Karayotov 1994, O33-R not recorded).;
+|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1029
 |Overstruck obverse description=(visible : profile of the head on the lower field).
-|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) - type?
+|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
 |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=strong
+|Remarks=overstruck on Alexander? (profile of the head on the lower field of the obverse)
 }}