1671 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (London, BM, 1896-7-3-142)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1671

175 BC - 65 BC | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

DB_Overstrikes_791.png [Museum website]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 1896,0703.142 (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1896-0703-142)
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Bunbury 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.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, HPA. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and XO.

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) - pretended authority (types and name)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 175 BC toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 BC

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: 16,79",79" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.	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.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3636 mm <br />3.6 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

MacDonald 2009, p. 213, no. 10, Karayotov 1994, p. 92, no. 280 (O47-R127, monogram 42), Callataÿ 1997, p. 103, D31/R1a (pl. 30), Price 1991, no. 1101, Callataÿ 1994, p. 335, D31/R1a

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Price 19911Price 1991, no. 1101, [[1]]2http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1101

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

Macedon

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province), Roman province of Macedonia

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:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

On Macedonia or Athens ? (visible on obverse: Λ? on the cheek and on reverse olive wreath on the lower field right). Date: c. 125-65 BC (PELLA) ; c. 125-100 BC (Period V, Karayotov)