1669 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (New York, ANS, 1949.21.5)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1669

250 BC - 175 BC | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

DB_Overstrikes_783.png [Museum website]

Overstruck variety

Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1949.21.5 (http://numismatics.org/collection/1949.21.5)	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Berliner Münz Auktion 15 (29-30/04/1982), n° 13

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, ΛA. In left field, Corinthian helmet. In exergue, monogram (AI).

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. 250 BC toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 175 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: 16.6716.67 g <br />16,670 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).: 33.533.5 mm <br />3.35 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 212, no. 2, Karayotov 1994, p. 88, no. 157 (O23-R77, monogram 25), Karayotov 1992, no. 96, Callataÿ 1997, p. 93, D3/R1b (Groupe 1), Callataÿ 1994, p. 322, D3/R1b	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1032
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1032

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

visible: traces of border of dots and the outline of the lion's skin

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

visible: head of Zeus

Mint and issuing power

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

Athens

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Attica

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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..

Hellenistic 323-30 BC 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:	strong
RemarksRemarks:

Date: c. 250-175 BC (PELLA) ; c. 225-175 BC (Period II, Karayotov)