3737 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (MacDonald coll., 98): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 826 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) over Thasos.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO 826 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) over Thasos.jpg | ||
|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection | |Private collection=D. MacDonald collection, n° 98 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞANΔΡ (sic) | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞANΔΡ (sic) | ||
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|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= | |Date from=90 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=70 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 129, n° 98 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 286-288 (O47-R128; monogram combination 43) ; Price 1991, n° 1047 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: upper part of the head in the upper field and bust termination). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: upper part of the head in the upper field and bust termination). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=(HPAK)Λ(EOYΣ Σ)ΩΤΗΡΟ(Σ) ΘΑΣΙΩΝ | |Overstruck reverse legend=(HPAK)Λ(EOYΣ Σ)ΩΤΗΡΟ(Σ) ΘΑΣΙΩΝ | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram (visible: portions of Herakles). | |Overstruck reverse description=Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram (visible: portions of Herakles). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Thasos | |Overstruck mint=Thasos | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | |Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
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Revision as of 15:16, 16 May 2023
90 BCE - 70 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞANΔΡ (sic)
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO 826 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) over Thasos.jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection, n° 98 |
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.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞANΔΡ (sic) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram. In field, Corinthian crested helmet and ΔΑ. |
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. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 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: 16.7916.79 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 /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 129, n° 98 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Karayotov 19941Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 286-288 (O47-R128, monogram combination 43)2monogram combination 43), Price 19913Price 1991, n° 1047 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: upper part of the head in the upper field and bust termination). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (HPAK)Λ(EOYΣ Σ)ΩΤΗΡΟ(Σ) ΘΑΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram (visible: portions of Herakles). |
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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Karayotov, Ivan (1994), The coinage of Mesambria. vol. 1: silver and gold coins of Mesambria, Centre of Underwater Archaeology, Sozopol, 134 p. and 44 pl.
- ^ monogram combination 43)
- ^ 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.
