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|Mint=Alexandria | |Mint=Alexandria | ||
|Ancient region=Egypt | |Ancient region=Egypt | ||
|Authority= | |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=305 BCE | |Date to=305 BCE | ||
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|Standard=Ptolemaic | |Standard=Ptolemaic | ||
|Coin reference=B. E. Levy, "The overstruck coinage of Ptolemy I", American Numismatic Society Museum notes 6 (1954), pl. XII, n° 1 | |Coin reference=B. E. Levy, "The overstruck coinage of Ptolemy I", American Numismatic Society Museum notes 6 (1954), pl. XII, n° 1 | ||
|Coin series reference=Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 165; Levy 1954, pl. XII, n° 1; Zervos 1967 | |Coin series reference=Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 165; Levy 1954, pl. XII, n° 1; Zervos 1967; CPE I, n° 67 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pco/results?q=67 | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pco/results?q=67 | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Macedonian kingdom | |||
|Overstruck date from=332 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=300 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
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Revision as of 17:41, 28 January 2024
306 BCE - 305 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Images
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1974.26.5314 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of the deified Alexander III to right, wearing a diadem with the horn of Zeus Ammon, an elephant skin headdress and aegis around his neck. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Athena Alkidemos advancing to right, brandishing spear with her right hand and with a shield on her left arm. In right field, Corinthian helmet, below, monogram (ΣΔ) and eagle on thunderbolt. Border of dots. |
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.. 305 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: 15.6615.66 g <br />15,660 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).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | B. E. Levy, "The overstruck coinage of Ptolemy I", American Numismatic Society Museum notes 6 (1954), pl. XII, n° 1 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 165, Levy 19542Levy 1954, pl. XII, n° 1, Zervos 19673Zervos 1967, CPE I4CPE I, n° 67 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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.. 300 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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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
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.
- ^ Levy, Brooks Emmons (1954), "The overstruck coinage of Ptolemy I", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 6, p. 69-84, pl. XII-XIII.
- ^ 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.
