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|Private collection= | |Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 838 MacDonald 95.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Mesembria 838 MacDonald 95 drawing.jpg | |||
|Image overstruck variety=Alexander the great tetradrachm basilews.jpg | |||
|Private collection=MacDonald collection, n° 95 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞANΔΡ (sic) | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞANΔΡ (sic) | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, KO. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and MA. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, KO. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and MA. | ||
|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=130 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=90 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 126, n° 95 | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 126, n° 95 | ||
|Coin series reference=Karayotov 1994, n° 347-350 (O49-R160 monogram combination 47) | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1077; Karayotov 1994, n° 347-350 (O49-R160 monogram combination 47) | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=(visible: small portion of beaded circle, small portion of Herakles' hair). | |Overstruck obverse description=(visible: small portion of beaded circle, small portion of Herakles' hair). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=(AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ)ΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=(AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ)ΟΥ | ||
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|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
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Revision as of 13:43, 17 May 2023
130 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩ AΛΕΞANΔΡ (sic)
Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 838 MacDonald 95.jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Alexander the great tetradrachm basilews.jpg
Mesembria 838 MacDonald 95 drawing.jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | MacDonald collection, n° 95 |
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 AΛΕΞANΔΡ (sic) (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, KO. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and MA. |
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. 130 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 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: 16.6316.63 g <br />16,630 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. 126, n° 95 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1077, Karayotov 19942Karayotov 1994, n° 347-350 (O49-R160 monogram combination 47) |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (visible: small portion of beaded circle, small portion of Herakles' hair). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ)ΟΥ (Greek) (visible: top of Zeus's head, portion of left arm grasping scepter). |
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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
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: | strong |
| 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.
