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|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection | |Private collection=D. MacDonald collection, n° 143 | ||
|Obverse description=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. Before elephant's ear, Δ. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=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. Before elephant's ear, Δ. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Athena Alkidemos advancing to right, brandishing spear with her right hand and with a shield on her left arm. In the right field, Corinthian helmet, below monogram (AX) and eagle on thunderbolt. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Athena Alkidemos advancing to right, brandishing spear with her right hand and with a shield on her left arm. In the right field, Corinthian helmet, below monogram (AX) and eagle on thunderbolt. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Alexandria | |Mint=Alexandria | ||
|Ancient region=Egypt | |Ancient region=Egypt | ||
|Authority=Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC) ; Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) - | |Authority=Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC); Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC) | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=306 BCE | ||
|Date to=305 | |Date to=305 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=15.69 | |Weight=15.69 | ||
|Axis=1 | |Axis=1 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin reference= | |Standard=Ptolemaic | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 190-191, n° 143 | ||
|Coin series reference=Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 162; MacDonald 2009, p. 190-191, n° 143; CPE I, n° 69 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1_1.69 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin (visible: nose, mouth, chin, and portion of back of lion skin in field on reverse). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin (visible: nose, mouth, chin, and portion of back of lion skin in field on reverse). | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated left, holding eagle and staff. In fields, monograms (visible: outline of Zeus's head and shoulders, upper portion of staff on upper portion of elephant skin; lower portion of staff and three feet of throne in field near edge of coin before Alexander's mouth and chin). | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated left, holding eagle and staff. In fields, monograms (visible: outline of Zeus's head and shoulders, upper portion of staff on upper portion of elephant skin; lower portion of staff and three feet of throne in field near edge of coin before Alexander's mouth and chin). | ||
|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 | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |||
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Revision as of 12:29, 29 January 2024
306 BCE - 305 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
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Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection, n° 143 |
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. Before elephant's ear, Δ. 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 the right field, Corinthian helmet, below monogram (AX) 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: | Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC), Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 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: 15.6915.69 g <br />15,690 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 /> |
| StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 190-191, n° 143 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 162, MacDonald 20092MacDonald 2009, p. 190-191, n° 143, CPE I3CPE I, n° 69 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin (visible: nose, mouth, chin, and portion of back of lion skin in field on reverse). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Zeus seated left, holding eagle and staff. In fields, monograms (visible: outline of Zeus's head and shoulders, upper portion of staff on upper portion of elephant skin, lower portion of staff and three feet of throne in field near edge of coin before Alexander's mouth and chin). |
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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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Price 19914Price 1991 |
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.
- ^ Macdonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
- ^ Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.
- ^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
