3680 - Alexandria (Ptolemy I) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena CPE 72) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/Zeus) (Heritage, 3035, Sept. 2014, 29120)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3680

306 BCE - 305 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Alexandria_Ptolemy_Heritage, _3035, _3_Sept._2014, _29120.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Alexander III the Great.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Heritage, 3035, 3 Sept. 2014, 29120
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	The Lexington Collection of J. K. Kern

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of the deified Alexander III to right, wearing a diadem with the horn of Zeus Ammon, an elephant skin headdress and aegis around his neck. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Athena Alkidemos advancing to right, brandishing spear with her right hand and with a shield on her left arm. In the right field, Corinthian helmet, below ΔΙ and eagle on thunderbolt. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Alexandria

Ancient regionAncient region.

Egypt

Modern countryModern country: Egypt

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), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 306 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 305 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC 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: 15.7415.74 g <br />15,740 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).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 169, Zervos 19672Zervos 1967, CPE I3CPE I, n° 72
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1 1.72

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre

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.. 300 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

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck"