3196 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Paris, BnF, R1825): Difference between revisions
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|Coin reference=Callataÿ 1987b, p. 242 | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 1987b, p. 242 | ||
|Coin series reference=Callataÿ 1987b, p. 242; Price 1991, n° | |Coin series reference=Callataÿ 1987b, p. 242; Price 1991, n° 1101; Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 292 (O47-R132 monogram 43); Callataÿ 1994b, p. 336, D31/R5a; Callataÿ 1997a, p. 103, D31/R5a; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 22 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1101 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=(HP)AKΛE(OYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) | |Overstruck reverse legend=(HP)AKΛE(OYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) | ||
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|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Prokopov 2006 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:18, 13 July 2024
90 BCE - 70 BCE | BAΣΙΛEΩ ΑΛΞΞΛIΛΔ (sic)
Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 385 Paris.jpg [1], [0]
Overstruck variety
Thasos tetradrachm.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, R1825 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | H. Seyrig collection |
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.: | BAΣΙΛEΩ ΑΛΞΞΛIΛΔ (sic) (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under throne, monogram (ΠΥ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and ΔΑ. |
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. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 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: 16.8816.88 g <br />16,880 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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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).: 4040 mm <br />4 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 1987b, p. 242 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Callataÿ 1987b1Callataÿ 1987b, p. 242, Price 19912Price 1991, n° 1101, Karayotov 19943Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 292 (O47-R132 monogram 43), Callataÿ 1994b4Callataÿ 1994b, p. 336, D31/R5a, Callataÿ 1997a5Callataÿ 1997a, p. 103, D31/R5a, Callataÿ 2021a6Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 22 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (HP)AKΛE(OYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Thasos | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Thrace | 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. 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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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Prokopov 20067Prokopov 2006 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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