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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 72, 14 June 2006, lot 399 | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 72, 14 June 2006, lot 399 | ||
|Mint=Tyre | |Obverse description=Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | |||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low footrest, holding long pearled scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. In left field, Phoenician letters ‘ayin and kaph (initials for “of the king ’Ozmilk”); below or left: Phoenician date. Border of dots. | |||
|Mint=Tyre | |||
|Ancient region=Phoenicia | |Ancient region=Phoenicia | ||
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
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|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 3271 ; Newell 1916, 48, n° 33 | |||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3271 | |||
|Overstruck date from=336 | |Overstruck date from=336 | ||
|Overstruck date to=316 | |Overstruck date to=316 | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
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Images
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 72, 14 June 2006, lot 399 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low footrest, holding long pearled scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. In left field, Phoenician letters ‘ayin and kaph (initials for “of the king ’Ozmilk”), below or left: Phoenician date. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tyre | Ancient regionAncient region. | Phoenicia | Modern countryModern country: Lebanon | 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. 316 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 315 | 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: 17.0917.09 g <br />17,090 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.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 3271, Newell 19162Newell 1916, 48, n° 33 | |
| 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. 336 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 316 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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