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|Image overstriking coin=Alexander_III,_Kawabiki.png | |||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k30429450/f1.item | |||
|Image overstruck variety=Alexander_III_over_Tyr.png | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k30429450/f1.item | |||
|Private collection=M. Kawabiki collection | |Private collection=M. Kawabiki collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ | |Reverse legend=AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. In left field, date (year 39). Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. In left field, date (year 39). Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Ptolemais-Ake | |Mint=Ptolemais-Ake | ||
|Ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia) | |Ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia) | ||
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Date from=308 | |Date from=308 BCE | ||
|Date to=307 | |Date to=307 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=Nicolet-Pierre 1986, p. 21-23, n° 1 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 3297 | ||
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3297 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. Border of dots (visible on obverse: profile) | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. Border of dots (visible on obverse: profile) | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Border of dots (visible on reverse: legs, arm, throne, ΔΑ and monogram) | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Border of dots (visible on reverse: legs, arm, throne, ΔΑ and monogram) | ||
|Overstruck mint=Susa | |Overstruck mint=Susa | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Susiana | |Overstruck ancient region=Susiana | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
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Revision as of 10:31, 12 June 2024
308 BCE - 307 BCE | AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | M. Kawabiki collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. In left field, date (year 39). Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ptolemais-Ake | Ancient regionAncient region. | Syria (Phoenicia) | Modern countryModern country: Israel | 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) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 308 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 307 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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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | ||
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Nicolet-Pierre 1986, p. 21-23, n° 1 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 3297 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. Border of dots (visible on obverse: profile) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Border of dots (visible on reverse: legs, arm, throne, ΔΑ and monogram) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Susa | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Susiana | Modern countryModern country: Iran | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ 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.
