3684 - Alexandria (Ptolemy I) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena CPE 70) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/Zeus) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.75624): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3684

306 BCE - 305 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Alexandria_Ptolemy_New_York,_American_Numismatic_Society,_1944.100.75624.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Alexander III the Great.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.75624
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	E. T. Newell collection	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	Demanhur, 1896 (IGCH 1671)

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 right field, helmet, monogram (KO)) 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.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.7215.72 g <br />15,720 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	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).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Levy 1954, pl. XIII, n° 4	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 164, Levy 19542Levy 1954, pl. XIII, n° 4, Zervos 19673Zervos 1967, CPE I4CPE I, n ° 70
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1 1.70

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress (visible: profile of Alexander of Herakles).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre (visible: between legend and Athena's right arm, profile of seated Zeus' head ans shoulders).

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)

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.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Attic

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:	sure
RemarksRemarks:

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+|Image overstriking coin=Alexandria_Ptolemy_New_York,_American_Numismatic_Society,_1944.100.75624.jpg
+|Image reference overstriking coin=https://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.75624
+|Image overstruck variety=Alexander III the Great.jpg
 |Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.75624
 |Private collection=E. T. Newell collection
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 |Coin series reference=Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 164; Levy 1954, pl. XIII, n° 4; Zervos 1967; CPE I, n ° 70
 |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1_1.70
-|Overstruck obverse description=(visible: profile of Alexander of Herakles).
+|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress (visible: profile of Alexander of Herakles).
-|Overstruck reverse description=(visible: between legend and Athena's right arm, profile of seated Zeus' head ans shoulders).
+|Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
+|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
+|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre (visible: between legend and Athena's right arm, profile of seated Zeus' head ans shoulders).
 |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon
 |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
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 |Overstruck period=Hellenistic
 |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
+|Overstruck standard=Attic
 |Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991
 |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated
+|Level of confidence=sure
 }}