175 BCE - 125 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (ΠΥ). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and ΔΑ.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Mesembria
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Thrace
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Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria
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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:
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Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 175 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 125 BCE
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hellenistic 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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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.6816.68 g <br />16,680 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 128, no. 97
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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I. Karayotov1I. Karayotov, The Coinage of Mesambria. Volume I. Silver and Gold Coins of Mesambria, Sozopol, 1994, p. 93, no. 286-288 (O47-R128, monogram 43)2monogram 43), M. J. Price3M. J. Price, The coinage in the name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus, Zurich-London, 1991, no. 1047.
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: a portion of the profile of the top of Dionysus's head and other slight uncertain traces).
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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(HPAKΛEOYΣ) ΣΩΤΗΡΟ(Σ) Θ(Α)ΣΙΩ(Ν) Herakles standing, nude, holding lion skin and club. In field, letter or monogram (visible: lower portion of Herakles' club and foot).
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Thasos
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Thrace
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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..
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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:
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tetradrachm
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References
References
- ^ I. Karayotov
- ^ monogram 43)
- ^ M. J. Price
- ^ SNG Cop
