3411 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Gorny & Mosch, 257, Oct. 2018, 315): Difference between revisions
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|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=250 | |Date from=250 BCE | ||
|Date to=175 | |Date to=175 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=16.5 | |Weight=16.5 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1029 | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
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250 BCE - 175 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 257 (15/10/2018), no. 315. | |
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 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. 250 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 175 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: 16.516.5 g <br />16,500 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1029 |
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: | 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
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
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.
