3704 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (London, BM, 1879-7-12-1): Difference between revisions
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|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1879 | |Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 816 London BM.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=396 - Thasos (tetradrachm) over Aesillas (Lanz, 121, 22 Nov. 2004, 160) overstruck variety.jpg | |||
|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1879-7-12-1 | |||
|Private collection=Tucker coll. | |||
|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, monogram ( ΑΣΡ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram ( ΑΣΡ). 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=100 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=15.52 | |Weight=15.52 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference=Price 1991 | |Coin reference=Price 1991, n° 1005 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1005; Karayotov 1994, 90, n° 204 [O34–R96]; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 11 | ||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/results?q=1005 | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=(visible: olive wreath in the left field). | |Overstruck reverse description=(visible: olive wreath in the left field). | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Remarks=Karayotov: "overstruck on a “shield/Athena” tetradrachm of Antigonus Gonatas’, pl. XVIII (nb: overstruck on enigmatic type, unlikely to be Antigonos Gonatas ‘Shield/Athens’ - more likely Aesillas [or Athens]) | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 05:29, 17 May 2023
150 BCE - 100 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 816 London BM.jpg
Overstruck variety
_over_Aesillas_(Lanz,_121,_22_Nov._2004,_160)_overstruck_variety.jpg)
396 - Thasos (tetradrachm) over Aesillas (Lanz, 121, 22 Nov. 2004, 160) overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1879-7-12-1 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Tucker coll. |
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, monogram ( ΑΣΡ). 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.. 100 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: 15.5215.52 g <br />15,520 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: | Price 1991, n° 1005 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1005, Karayotov 19942Karayotov 1994, 90, n° 204 [O34–R96], Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 11 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (visible: olive wreath in the left field). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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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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: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | Karayotov: "overstruck on a “shield/Athena” tetradrachm of Antigonus Gonatas’, pl. XVIII (nb: overstruck on enigmatic type, unlikely to be Antigonos Gonatas ‘Shield/Athens’ - more likely Aesillas [or Athens]) | ||
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2021), “On pattern and purpose of overstrikes of late Hellenistic tetradrachms in Thrace Macedonia”, in Ulrike Peter and Bernhard Weisser (eds.), Thrace. Local coinage and regional identity, Berlin Studies of the Ancient World 77, Berlin, Topoi, p. 263-289.
