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|Image overstriking coin=SO 841 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great).jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO 841 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great).jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Alexander the great tetradrachm basilews.jpg | |||
|Sale=Lanz, May 2005, lot 112 | |Sale=Lanz, May 2005, lot 112 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
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|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1077 ; Karayotov 1994, (O49-R160) | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1077 ; Karayotov 1994, (O49-R160) | ||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1077 | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1077 | ||
|Overstruck | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ/ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus Aëtophoros seated left | |||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Remarks=overstruck on Alexander or Lysimachus | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Remarks=overstruck on Alexander (more likely if looking at the other cases) or Lysimachus (visible letters: ΣΙΛ on the cheek of Herakles). | |||
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Revision as of 07:37, 12 June 2023
130 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO 841 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great).jpg
Overstruck variety
Alexander the great tetradrachm basilews.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Lanz, May 2005, lot 112 | |
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, KO. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and MA. |
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. 130 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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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: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1077, Karayotov 19942Karayotov 1994, (O49-R160) | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ/ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY (Greek) Zeus Aëtophoros seated left |
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), Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 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.. | 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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | overstruck on Alexander (more likely if looking at the other cases) or Lysimachus (visible letters: ΣΙΛ on the cheek of Herakles). | ||
