3472 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, EA 332, Aug. 2014, 96): Difference between revisions
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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 332 | |Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 829 CNG.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=903701&AucID=1711&Lot=246 | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 332, 6 Aug. 2014, lot 96 | |||
|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 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 | ||
|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 series reference= | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1047; Karayotov 1994, O47-R not recorded) | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1047 | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=(visible: monogram in the inner field right on the reverse, with vertical line r. for the thyrsus). | |Overstruck reverse description=(visible: monogram in the inner field right on the reverse, with vertical line r. for the thyrsus). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Athens | |Overstruck mint=Athens | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Attica | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica | ||
|Overstruck date from=150 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=149 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 180 | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Thompson 1961, n° 180 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
|Remarks=overstruck on Athens Thompson 180 = 150/49 BCE [monogram in the inner field right on the reverse, with vertical line r. for the thyrsus]). | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 17 May 2023
90 BCE - 70 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞΛΙΛΔ (sic)
Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 829 CNG.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 332, 6 Aug. 2014, lot 96 | |
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) |
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: 14.7214.72 g <br />14,720 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 /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3535 mm <br />3.5 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1047, Karayotov 19942Karayotov 1994, O47-R not recorded) | |
| 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: monogram in the inner field right on the reverse, with vertical line r. for the thyrsus). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Attica | 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. 150 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 149 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: | Thompson 19613Thompson 1961, n° 180 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | overstruck on Athens Thompson 180 = 150/49 BCE [monogram in the inner field right on the reverse, with vertical line r. for the thyrsus]). | ||
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.
- ^ Thompson, Margaret (1961), The new style silver coinage of Athens, Numismatic Studies 10, New York, 2 vol.
