3220 - Odessus (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Paris, BnF, R 4114): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=Odessos 861 Paris.jpg | |||
|Image overstruck variety=Thasos tetradrachm.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2218240&AucID=5365&Lot=9260 | |||
|Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, R 4114 | |Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, R 4114 | ||
|Private collection=Henri Seyrig | |||
|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 | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference=Callataÿ 1997a, p. 87, D14-R42c ( pl. 25,27, n° E | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 1997a, p. 87, D14-R42c (pl. 25, 27, n° E and 31, n° G, group 1); Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 9 | ||
|Coin series reference=HGC 3.2, n° 1587; | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1181; Callataÿ 1997a, p. 87, D14-R42c (pl. 25, 27, n° E and 31, n° G, group 1); HGC 3.2, n° 1587; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 9 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1181 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Wreathed head of Dionysos right. | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin | |||
|Overstruck mint=Thasos | |Overstruck mint=Thasos | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | |Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 23 May 2023
120 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Odessos 861 Paris.jpg
Overstruck variety
Thasos tetradrachm.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, R 4114 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Henri Seyrig |
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 (HΔ). In left field, ΘΕ. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Odessus | 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. 120 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: 16.2416.24 g <br />16,240 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).: 3333 mm <br />3.3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 1997a, p. 87, D14-R42c (pl. 25, 27, n° E and 31, n° G, group 1), Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 9 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1181, Callataÿ 1997a2Callataÿ 1997a, p. 87, D14-R42c (pl. 25, 27, n° E and 31, n° G, group 1), HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 1587, Callataÿ 2021a4Callataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 9 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of Dionysos right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN (Greek) Herakles standing left, holding club and 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 160 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 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: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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