1671 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over First Macedon (Artemis/club) (London, BM, 1896-7-3-142): Difference between revisions
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|Mint=Mesembria | |Mint=Mesembria | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Date from=175 | |Date from=175 BCE | ||
|Date to=65 | |Date to=65 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=16 | |Weight=16.79 | ||
|Diameter=36 | |Diameter=36 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference=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, | |Coin reference=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, n° 1101 ; Callataÿ 1994, p. 335, D31/R1a | ||
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1101 | ||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1101 | |||
|Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Overstruck authority=Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province) ; Roman province of Macedonia | |Overstruck authority=Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province); Roman province of Macedonia | ||
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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) | 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) | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 16 May 2023
175 BCE - 65 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
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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) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 175 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 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: 16.7916.79 g <br />16,790 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).: 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, n° 1101, Callataÿ 1994, p. 335, D31/R1a | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1101 |
| 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: | Thessalonica | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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)
References
- ^ 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.
