3454 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (New York Sale, 20, Jan. 2009, 136): Difference between revisions
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|Sale=New York Sale 20 | |Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 851 New York Sale.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Athens Mikion Euryklei.jpg | |||
|Sale=New York Sale, 20, 7 Jan. 2009, lot 136; Münzen und Medaillen, FPL 523, 1989, lot 6 | |||
|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, monogram. In field, monogram and Corinthian crested helmet. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram. In field, monogram and Corinthian crested helmet. | ||
|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=110 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=90 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° 1102; Karayotov 1994 (O86-R not recorded with this monogram) | ||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1102 | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=(visible: two eyes of the owl with the nose on the upper field and part of the olive wreath on the lower field). | |Overstruck reverse description=(visible: two eyes of the owl with the nose on the upper field and part of the olive wreath on the lower field). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Athens | |Overstruck mint=Athens | ||
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|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes= | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
|Remarks=overstruck on Athens [two eyes of the owl with the nose on the upper field and part of the olive wreath on the lower field of the reverse]). | |||
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Revision as of 19:01, 17 May 2023
110 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 851 New York Sale.jpg
Overstruck variety
Athens Mikion Euryklei.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | New York Sale, 20, 7 Jan. 2009, lot 136; Münzen und Medaillen, FPL 523, 1989, lot 6 | |
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, monogram. In field, monogram and 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.. 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: 16.8516.85 g <br />16,850 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° 1102, Karayotov 1994 (O86-R not recorded with this monogram)2Karayotov 1994 (O86-R not recorded with this monogram) | |
| 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: two eyes of the owl with the nose on the upper field and part of the olive wreath on the lower field). |
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. 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: | overstruck on Athens [two eyes of the owl with the nose on the upper field and part of the olive wreath on the lower field of the reverse]). | ||
