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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 125, n° 94 | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 125, n° 94; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 10 | ||
|Coin series reference=Karayotov 1994, n° 168 (Period II O33-R81 monogram 25); Price 1991, n° 1028 | |Coin series reference=Karayotov 1994, n° 168 (Period II O33-R81 monogram 25); Price 1991, n° 1028; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 10 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: Herakles' profile from top of nose through chin, traces of lion). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: Herakles' profile from top of nose through chin, traces of lion). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞ[ΑΝΔΡ]ΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞ[ΑΝΔΡ]ΟΥ | ||
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150 BCE - 100 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Mesembria 808 MacDonald 94.jpg
Overstruck variety
Alexander the great tetradrachm basilews.jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | MacDonald collection, n° 94 |
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. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet. At the exergue, ΛΑ. |
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. 150 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 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: 16.4816.48 g <br />16,480 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 /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 125, n° 94, Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 10 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Karayotov 19941Karayotov 1994, n° 168 (Period II O33-R81 monogram 25), Price 19912Price 1991, n° 1028, Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 10 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: Herakles' profile from top of nose through chin, traces of lion). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΛΕΞ[ΑΝΔΡ]ΟΥ Zeus seated left holding scepter and eagle (visible: traces of Zeus's head). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
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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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: | sure |
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