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|Mint=Alexandria | |Mint=Alexandria | ||
|Ancient region=Egypt | |Ancient region=Egypt | ||
|Authority=Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC); Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC); Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC) | ||
|Date from=306 BCE | |Date from=306 BCE | ||
|Date to=300 BCE | |Date to=300 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Heracles r. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Heracles r. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus aetophoros | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus aetophoros | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Macedonian kingdom | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Macedonian kingdom | ||
|Overstruck date from=332 BCE | |Overstruck date from=332 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence= | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks="traces of undertype" | |Remarks="traces of undertype" | ||
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Revision as of 11:23, 26 January 2024
306 BCE - 300 BCE | AΛEΞANΔPOY
Images
Overstriking coin
Alexandria_Ptolemy_Triton, _VII, _13_Jan._2004, _372.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Alexander_III_the_Great.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triton, VII, 13 Jan. 2004, 372 = Triton, XVI, 8 Jan. 2013, 587 = Triton, XXVII, 9 Jan. 2024, 367. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the JTB Collection. Ex North River Collection; RCM Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin, aegis around neck with tiny Δ in scales | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛEΞANΔPOY (Greek) Athena Alkidemos advancing right, to right, monogram, Corinthan helmet right, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Alexandria | Ancient regionAncient region. | Egypt | Modern countryModern country: Egypt | 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), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 306 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 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: 15.7515.75 g <br />15,750 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.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 164, Zervos 19672Zervos 1967, Issue 29, dies 518/c, CPE I3CPE I, n° 70 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Zeus aetophoros |
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), Macedonian kingdom |
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.. 306 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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "traces of undertype" | ||
References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.
- ^ Zervos, Orestes H. (1967), "The early tetradrachms of Ptolemy I," American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes, 13, p. 1-16, pl. I-IV.
- ^ Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.
