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|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=15.66 | |Weight=15.66 | ||
|Diameter=30 | |Diameter=30 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin reference= | |Standard=Ptolemaic | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin reference=Levy 1954, pl. XII, n° 3 | ||
|Coin series reference=Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 162; Levy 1954, pl. XII, n° 3; Zervos 1967; CPE I, n° 69 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1_1.69 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=(visible: indistinct marks). | |Overstruck obverse description=(visible: indistinct marks). | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=(visible: on cheek of Alexander, traces of Zeus' throne, with beaded line of his staff behind it). | |Overstruck reverse description=(visible: on cheek of Alexander, traces of Zeus' throne, with beaded line of his staff behind it). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Babylon | |Overstruck mint=Babylon | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Babylonia | |Overstruck ancient region=Babylonia | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Macedonian kingdom | ||
|Overstruck date from=330 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=300 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |||
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306 BCE - 305 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.75608 | ||
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | E. T. Newell collection | Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | IGCH 1675 |
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: 15.6615.66 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Levy 1954, pl. XII, n° 3 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 162, Levy 19542Levy 1954, pl. XII, n° 3, Zervos 19673Zervos 1967, CPE I4CPE I, n° 69 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (visible: indistinct marks). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (visible: on cheek of Alexander, traces of Zeus' throne, with beaded line of his staff behind it). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Babylon | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Babylonia | Modern countryModern country: Iraq | 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. 330 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: | Price 19915Price 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
