3002 - Odessus (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (CNG, EA 221, Oct. 2009, 393): Difference between revisions
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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 221, | |Image overstriking coin=Odessos 862 CNG.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Thasos tetradrachm.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2218240&AucID=5365&Lot=9260 | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 221, lot 393. | |||
|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 (HΔ). In left field, ΘΕ. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (HΔ). In left field, ΘΕ. | ||
|Mint=Odessus | |Mint=Odessus | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1181. | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1181 | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend= | |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 | ||
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|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks=Could be on Maroneia as well | |||
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Revision as of 20:11, 23 May 2023
120 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Odessos 862 CNG.jpg
Overstruck variety
Thasos tetradrachm.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 221, lot 393. | |
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: 16.1616.16 g <br />16,160 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).: 3434 mm <br />3.4 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1181 | |
| 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 |
| RemarksRemarks: | Could be on Maroneia as well | ||
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.
