3012 - Chios (Alexander the Great) (drachm Heracles/Zeus) over Chios (Sphinx/incuse square) (Ebay Lanz, Aug. 2018)
From SILVER
290 - 275 | AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Lanz on Ebay (25/08/2018). | |
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 Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. In field, monogram (MYPO) and grapes. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Chios | Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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) - pretended authority (types and name) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 290 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 275 | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.084.08 g <br />4,080 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Drachma | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | M. J. Price1M. J. Price, The coinage in the name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus, Zurich-London, 1991, no. 2325. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Sphinx. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Chios | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Ionia | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
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.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | drachma 
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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: | ||
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References
- ^ M. J. Price
