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|Private collection= | |Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 807 MacDonald 92.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg | |||
|Private collection=MacDonald collection, n° 92 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, Λ-Α. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, Λ-Α. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet. | ||
|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= | |Date from=150 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=110 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=16.48 | |Weight=16.48 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 123, n° 92 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Karayotov 1994, n° 160-161, 163-164, 166 (period II O23-R79 monogram 25); Price 1991, n° 1027 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: outline of head from back of head to nose). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: outline of head from back of head to nose). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=AΛ(ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ) | |Overstruck reverse legend=AΛ(ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated left holding scepter and eagle. To left, letters and monogram (visible: Zeus's hand and top of scepter, top of Zeus's head, head of eagle, trace of monogram or letter). | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated left holding scepter and eagle. To left, letters and monogram (visible: Zeus's hand and top of scepter, top of Zeus's head, head of eagle, trace of monogram or letter). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Aspendus | |Overstruck mint=Aspendus | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Pamphylia | |Overstruck ancient region=Pamphylia | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=220 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=180 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=weak | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 16 May 2023
150 BCE - 110 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 807 MacDonald 92.jpg
Overstruck variety
Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | MacDonald collection, n° 92 |
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, Λ-Α. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet. |
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. 150 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 110 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: 16.4816.48 g <br />16,480 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. 123, n° 92 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Karayotov 19941Karayotov 1994, n° 160-161, 163-164, 166 (period II O23-R79 monogram 25), Price 19912Price 1991, n° 1027 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: outline of head from back of head to nose). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛ(ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ) Zeus seated left holding scepter and eagle. To left, letters and monogram (visible: Zeus's hand and top of scepter, top of Zeus's head, head of eagle, trace of monogram or letter). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Aspendus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pamphylia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 220 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 180 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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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: | weak |
| 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.
- ^ 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.
