15885 - Dionysopolis (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (New York, ANS, 1944.100.36011): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=2317 - Dionysopolis (Alexander the Great) over Nicomedes I of Bithynia.png | |Image overstriking coin=2317 - Dionysopolis (Alexander the Great) over Nicomedes I of Bithynia.png | ||
|Museum collection=American Numismatic Society, n° 1944.100.36011 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | |||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | |||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right | |||
|Mint=Dionysopolis | |||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |||
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |||
|Date from=225 BCE | |||
|Date to=190 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=16.45 | |||
|Axis=1 | |||
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Revision as of 09:54, 16 May 2023
225 BCE - 190 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
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Overstriking coin
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2317 - Dionysopolis (Alexander the Great) over Nicomedes I of Bithynia.png
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | American Numismatic Society, n° 1944.100.36011 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Dionysopolis | 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. 225 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 190 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: 16.4516.45 g <br />16,450 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
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
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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