3225 - Byzantium (Lysimachus) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, MBS 61, Sept. 2002, 544): Difference between revisions
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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group MBS 61 | |Image overstriking coin=Byzantium 458 over Alexander.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Alexander the great tetradrachm basilews.jpg | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 61, 25 Sept. 2002, 544 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of deified Alexander the Great right, wearing diadem. | |Obverse description=Head of deified Alexander the Great right, wearing diadem. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Athena enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, left elbow resting on shield, spear behind. On throne, ΠΥ. In field, ΔΙ, monogram. | |Reverse description=Athena enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, left elbow resting on shield, spear behind. On throne, ΠΥ. In field, ΔΙ, monogram. | ||
|Mint=Byzantium | |Mint=Byzantium | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) | |Authority=Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) | ||
|Date from=280 BCE | |||
|Date to=250 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=16.96 | |Weight=16.96 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG Berry 409/410; | |Coin series reference=SNG Berry, n° 409/410; HGC 3.2, n° 1397; Marinescu - Lorber 2012 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and spear. | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and spear. | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=332 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=250 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
|Remarks=overstruck on an Alexander tetradrachm, with traces of Zeus visible on the reverse | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 05:13, 25 May 2023
280 BCE - 250 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Byzantium 458 over Alexander.jpg
Overstruck variety
Alexander the great tetradrachm basilews.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 61, 25 Sept. 2002, 544 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of deified Alexander the Great right, wearing diadem. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ (Greek) Athena enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, left elbow resting on shield, spear behind. On throne, ΠΥ. In field, ΔΙ, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Byzantium | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 280 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 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: 16.9616.96 g <br />16,960 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: | SNG Berry1SNG Berry, n° 409/410, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1397, Marinescu - Lorber 20123Marinescu - Lorber 2012 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and spear. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | 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. 332 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Price 19914Price 1991 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | overstruck on an Alexander tetradrachm, with traces of Zeus visible on the reverse | ||
