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|Private collection= | |Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 832 MacDonald 99.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Mesembria 832 MacDonald 99 drawing.jpg | |||
|Image overstruck variety=Thasos tetradrachm.jpg | |||
|Private collection=MacDonald collection, n° 99 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞΛΙΛΔ (sic) | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞΛΙΛΔ (sic) | ||
|Reverse description= Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (ΠΥ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and ΔΑ. | |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. | |||
|Mint=Mesembria | |Mint=Mesembria | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) - pretended authority (types and name) | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) - pretended authority (types and name) | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=90 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=70 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=16.98 | |Weight=16.98 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 129-130, n° 99 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1047; Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 295 (O47-R134 monogram combination 43); Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 25 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://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=(H)P(AK)ΛEO(YΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) | |Overstruck reverse legend=(H)P(AK)ΛEO(YΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram (visible: trailing edge of lion skin). | |Overstruck reverse description=Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram (visible: trailing edge of lion skin). | ||
|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 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 17 May 2023
90 BCE - 70 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞΛΙΛΔ (sic)
Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 832 MacDonald 99.jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Thasos tetradrachm.jpg
Mesembria 832 MacDonald 99 drawing.jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | MacDonald collection, n° 99 |
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 (sic) (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) - pretended authority (types and name) |
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: 16.9816.98 g <br />16,980 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. 129-130, n° 99 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1047, Karayotov 19942Karayotov 1994, p. 93, n° 295 (O47-R134 monogram combination 43), Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 25 |
| 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.: | (H)P(AK)ΛEO(YΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ) (Greek) Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram (visible: trailing edge of lion skin). |
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: | |||
