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|Image overstriking coin=SO 833 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) over Thasos.png | |Image overstriking coin=SO 833 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) over Thasos.png | ||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group Webshop | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group Webshop April 2017, lot 727792. | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞΛΙΛΔ | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞΛΙΛΔ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (ΠΥ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and ΔΑ. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (ΠΥ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and ΔΑ. | ||
|Mint=Mesembria | |Mint=Mesembria | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1047 ; Karayotov 1994, p. 125, 132-139 | ||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1047 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: slight traces). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: slight traces). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ | |Overstruck reverse legend=HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram. | |Overstruck reverse description=Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Thasos | |Overstruck mint=Thasos | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | |Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=SNG Copenhagen 1039 | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG Copenhagen 1039 | ||
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Revision as of 07:53, 17 May 2023
175 BCE - 125 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞΛΙΛΔ
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO 833 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) over Thasos.png
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group Webshop April 2017, lot 727792. | |
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 AΛΕΞΛΙΛΔ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (ΠΥ). In left 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. 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: 16.4216.42 g <br />16,420 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1047, Karayotov 19942Karayotov 1994, p. 125, 132-139 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: slight traces). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram. |
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: | SNG Copenhagen 10393SNG Copenhagen 1039 |
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ SNG Copenhagen 1039
