3771 - Alexandria (Ptolemy I) (AE Alexander/eagle CPE B31) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (CNG, EA 178, Dec. 2007, 26)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3770

300 BCE - 282 BCE | ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Alexandria_Ptolemy_CNG_EA_178_12_déc._2007_26.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Philip II Apollo rider.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 178, 12 Dec. 2007, 26
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	G. Conlin Collection

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.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, spread wings. In left field, monogram (AX).

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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 282 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.474.47 g <br />4,470 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemiobol
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 114-115, CPE I2CPE I, n° B31
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1 2.B31

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Apollo right.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek) Youth on horseback to right

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Macedonia (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Macedon

Modern countryModern country: Greece

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 359 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 336 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a Philip II Æ"