3096 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Burgas, Rudnik hoard, 21)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3096

110 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Mesembria 849 Rudnik.jpg

Overstruck variety

Athens Mikion Euryklei.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Burgas, A. Museum, n° 21
	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	Hoard of Rudnik (CH II, 98 = CH III, 74 = CH VI, 43).

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, monogram (ΑY). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and monogram (AX).

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. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 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: 15.7215.72 g <br />15,720 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).: 3535 mm <br />3.5 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Callataÿ - Prokopov 1994, p. 207

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1097 (var.), Karayotov 19922Karayotov 1992, n° 343 (D68/R191), Karayotov 19943Karayotov 1994, p. 108, n° 718 (O77-R262 monogram 85), Callataÿ - Prokopov 19944Callataÿ - Prokopov 1994, p. 207, Callataÿ 1994b5Callataÿ 1994b, p. 326, D10/R1a, Callataÿ 1997a6Callataÿ 1997a, p. 96, D10/R1a, MacDonald 20097MacDonald 2009, p. 214, n° 18, Callataÿ 2021a8Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 19

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena, wearing Attic helmet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Owl on amphora. In field, ΜΙΚΙΩΝ-ΕΥΡΥΚΛΕ.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Athens

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Attica

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 166 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Thompson 19619Thompson 1961

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: