2961 - Odessus (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (info DMD: 16.44g)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2961

120 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Odessus 859 over Athens.jpg

Overstruck variety

Athens Antiochos.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Info DMD

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 (ΗΔΟ). In left field, monogram (ΑΡ).

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	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.4416.44 g <br />16,440 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3333 mm <br />3.3 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1177

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

(Greek) Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora, magistrates' names in fields, monogram to lower left, to right, elephant standing right, B on amphora, ΣΩ below, all within wreath

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. 131 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 130 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Thompson 19612Thompson 1961, n° 396c (for obv./rev. dies), HGC 43HGC 4, n° 1635

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"It appears to be overstruck on an earlier Odessos issue of Alexander the Great (like Price 1168) struck from 280 - 200 B.C.E. and was taken back into the mint for restriking. Looking at Zeus on the reverse across the left side of his shoulder to chest, one can see the KOI mintmark of the earlier issue. Traces of other letters can also be seen" (nb: David MacDonald: The seller thinks this is struck over an earlier Odessos.  I think this is wrong and that the host coin was an Athenian New Style: yes 131/130 BC Thompson 396c).