2924 - Alexandria (Cleopatra and Antony) (denarius Cleopatra/Antony) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 97, Sept. 2014, 613): Difference between revisions

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2924

34 BCE - 34 BCECLEOPATRAE REGINAE [•] REGVM [ • FIL]IORVM [•] REGVM | [ANTONI •] ARMENIA • DEVICT[A],

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17/09/2014), no. 613.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

CLEOPATRAE REGINAE [•] REGVM [ • FIL]IORVM [•] REGVM Bust of Cleopatra right, wearing diadem, draped. In field, prow right. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

[ANTONI •] ARMENIA • DEVICT[A], Head of Mark Antony right. 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:

Cleopatra VII Philopator (Ptolemaic queen, 51-30 BC), Marcus Antonius (Roman politician and general, member of the Second Triumvirate, 83-30 BC), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 34 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 34 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: 3.553.55 g <br />3,550 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 6 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Roman

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

E. A. Sydenham1E. A. Sydenham, The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, 1952, 1210., M. Crawford2M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974, 543/1.

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Herakles, wearing lion skin.

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

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), Macedonian kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 320 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 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:

drachma

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Price 19913Price 1991

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	Overstruck on an uncertain drachm with head of Herakles wearing lion skin obverse type.

References

^ E. A. Sydenham
^ M. Crawford
^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.

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 |Obverse legend=CLEOPATRAE REGINAE [•] REGVM [ • FIL]IORVM [•] REGVM
 |Obverse description=Bust of Cleopatra right, wearing diadem, draped. In field, prow right. Border of dots.
 |Reverse legend=[ANTONI •] ARMENIA • DEVICT[A],
 |Reverse description=Head of Mark Antony right. Border of dots.
 |Mint=Alexandria
 |Ancient region=Egypt
-|Authority=Marcus Antonius (Roman politician and general, member of the Second Triumvirate, 83-30 BC) ; Cleopatra VII Philopator (Ptolemaic queen, 51-30 BC)
+|Authority=Cleopatra VII Philopator (Ptolemaic queen, 51-30 BC); Marcus Antonius (Roman politician and general, member of the Second Triumvirate, 83-30 BC); Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC); Roman Republic
+|Date from=34 BCE
+|Date to=34 BCE
+|Period=Hellenistic
+|Metal=Silver
 |Weight=3.55
 |Diameter=20
 |Axis=6 h
-|Denomination=Denarius
+|Denomination=denarius
+|Standard=Roman
 |Coin series reference=E. A. Sydenham, The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, 1952, 1210.;M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974, 543/1.
 |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles, wearing lion skin.
+|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon
+|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Macedonian kingdom
+|Overstruck date from=320 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=200 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
 |Overstruck denomination=drachma
+|Overstruck standard=Attic
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991
+|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional
+|Level of confidence=strong
+|Remarks=Overstruck on an uncertain drachm with head of Herakles wearing lion skin obverse type.
 }}