3225 - Byzantium (Lysimachus) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, MBS 61, Sept. 2002, 544): Difference between revisions
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|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=HGC 3.2, n° 1397; Marinescu - Lorber 2012 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | ||
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280 BCE - 250 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Byzantium 458 over Alexander.jpg
Overstruck variety
Alexander the great tetradrachm basilews.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 61, 25 Sept. 2002, 544 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of deified Alexander the Great right, wearing diadem. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ (Greek) Athena enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, left elbow resting on shield, spear behind. On throne, ΠΥ. In field, ΔΙ, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Byzantium | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 280 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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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: 16.9616.96 g <br />16,960 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: | HGC 3.21HGC 3.2, n° 1397, Marinescu - Lorber 20122Marinescu - Lorber 2012 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and spear. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | 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. 332 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 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: | Price 19913Price 1991 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | overstruck on an Alexander tetradrachm, with traces of Zeus visible on the reverse | ||
