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|Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 794 New York.jpg
|Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.35789
|Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.35789
|Sale=Schulman (05/1927)
|Sale=Schulman, May 1927
|Private collection=E. T. Newell collection
|Private collection=E. T. Newell collection
|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, ΑΛ. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet.
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, ΑΛ. 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) - pretended authority (types and name)
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
|Date from=250
|Date from=110 BCE
|Date to=100
|Date to=80 BCE
|Period=hellenistic
|Period=hellenistic
|Metal=Silver
|Weight=16.48
|Weight=16.48
|Diameter=35.5
|Diameter=35.5
|Axis=12 h
|Axis=12
|Denomination=Tetradrachm
|Denomination=tetradrachm
|Standard=Attic
|Standard=Attic
|Coin reference=D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 214, no. 16. ;  I. Karayotov, The coinage of Mesambria. vol. 1 : silver and gold coins of Mesambria, Sozopol, 1994, p. 107, no. 701 (O76-R256; monogram 82). ; I. Karayotov, Mонетосеченето на Mесамбрия, Burgas, 1992, no. 333. ; Fr. de Callataÿ, L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1997, p. 102, D28/R2a. ; Fr. de Callataÿ, "Les derniers alexandres posthumes frappés à Odessos et Mesembria", Studies on the Settlement Life in Ancient Thrace. Proceedings of the IIIrd International Symposium "Cabyle". 17-23 May 1993, Jambol, 1994, p. 334, D28/R2a.
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1029; ; Karayotov 1992, n° 333;  Karayotov 1994, p. 107, n° 701 (O76-R256 monogram 82) ; Callataÿ 1994a, p. 334, D28/R2a ; Callataÿ 1997, p. 102, D28/R2a; MacDonald 2009, p. 214, n° 16; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 20
|Coin series reference=M. J. Price, The coinage in the name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus, Zurich-London, 1991, no. 1029.
|Overstruck obverse description=(visible: small head of Artemis on the cheek of Herakles).
|Overstruck obverse description=(visible: small head of Artemis on the cheek of Herakles).
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon
|Overstruck authority=Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province) ; Roman province of Macedonia
|Overstruck authority=Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province); Roman province of Macedonia
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck standard=Attic
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional
|Level of confidence=weak
}}
}}

Revision as of 16:58, 17 May 2023

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3412


110 BCE - 80 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 794 New York.jpg
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.35789 Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: Schulman, May 1927
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: E. T. Newell collection

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, ΑΛ. 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. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 80 BCE hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.4816.48 g <br />16,480 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org 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).: 35.535.5 mm <br />3.55 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1029, Karayotov 19922Karayotov 1992, n° 333, Karayotov 19943Karayotov 1994, p. 107, n° 701 (O76-R256 monogram 82), Callataÿ 1994a4Callataÿ 1994a, p. 334, D28/R2a, Callataÿ 19975Callataÿ 1997, p. 102, D28/R2a, MacDonald 20096MacDonald 2009, p. 214, n° 16, Callataÿ 2021a7Callataÿ 2021a, p. 277, n° 20

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: (visible: small head of Artemis on the cheek of Herakles). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ Macedon Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province), Roman province of Macedonia
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 Nomisma.org StandardStandard. ᵖ: Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: weak
RemarksRemarks:
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