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|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΛ (sic) | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΛ (sic) | ||
|Reverse description= Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, HP (?). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and monogram. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, HP (?). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and monogram. | ||
|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=125 | |Date to=125 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=16.64 | |Weight=16.64 | ||
|Diameter=33 | |Diameter=33 | ||
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|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1047 | ||
|Overstruck mint=Thasos | |Overstruck mint=Thasos | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | |Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
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Revision as of 14:11, 16 May 2023
175 BCE - 125 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΛ (sic)
Images
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group EA 421 (05/2018), no. 10; Classical Numismatic Group (10/11/2001). | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | C. E. Pitchfork 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 AΛΕΞANΛ (sic) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, HP (?). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and monogram. |
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.. 125 BCE | hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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: 16.6416.64 g <br />16,640 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.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3333 mm <br />3.3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1047 |
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: | Thasos | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Thrace | 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.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
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: | |||
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.
