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2924 - Alexandria (Cleopatra and Antony) (denarius Cleopatra/Antony) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 97, Sept. 2014, 613)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2924


CLEOPATRAE REGINAE [•] REGVM [ • FIL]IORVM [•] REGVM | [ANTONI •] ARMENIA • DEVICT[A],

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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17/09/2014), no. 613.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: CLEOPATRAE REGINAE [•] REGVM [ • FIL]IORVM [•] REGVM Bust of Cleopatra right, wearing diadem, draped. In field, prow right. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: [ANTONI •] ARMENIA • DEVICT[A], Head of Mark Antony right. 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: Marcus Antonius (Roman politician and general, member of the Second Triumvirate, 83-30 BC), Cleopatra VII Philopator (Ptolemaic queen, 51-30 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.. 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: 3.553.55 g <br />3,550 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Denarius AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 6 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: E. A. Sydenham1E. A. Sydenham, The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, 1952, 1210., M. Crawford2M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974, 543/1.

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles, wearing lion skin. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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. : drachma Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^ E. A. Sydenham 
  2. ^ M. Crawford