3277 - Alexandria (Ptolemy I) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena CPE 65) over uncertain type (Triton, X, Jan. 2007, 414): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=Alexandria_Ptolemy_Triton, _10, _9_Jan._2007, _414.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=Alexandria_Ptolemy_Triton, _10, _9_Jan._2007, _414.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https:// | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=351152 | ||
|Sale=Triton, X, 9 Jan. 2007, 414 | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 43, 24 Sept. 1997, 883 = Triton, X, 9 Jan. 2007, 414 | ||
|Obverse description=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. Before elephant's ear, Δ. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=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. Before elephant's ear, Δ. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Ptolemaic | |Standard=Ptolemaic | ||
|Coin series reference=Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 170; CPE I, n° 65. | |Coin series reference=Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 170; Zervos 1967; CPE I, n° 65. | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1_1.65 | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1_1.65 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Remarks="overstruck on an uncertain tetradrachm" | |Remarks="overstruck on an uncertain tetradrachm" | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 30 January 2024
306 BCE - 298 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
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Overstriking coin
Alexandria_Ptolemy_Triton, _10, _9_Jan._2007, _414.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 43, 24 Sept. 1997, 883 = Triton, X, 9 Jan. 2007, 414 | |
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. Before elephant's ear, Δ. 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 monogram (HP) 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.. 298 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: 15.6415.64 g <br />15,640 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 /> |
| StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 170, Zervos 19672Zervos 1967, CPE I3CPE I, n° 65. | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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: |
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
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: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on an uncertain tetradrachm" | ||
References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.
- ^ Zervos, Orestes H. (1967), "The early tetradrachms of Ptolemy I," American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes, 13, p. 1-16, pl. I-IV.
- ^ Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.
