3377 - Berytus (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 417, March 2018, 299)
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| − | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 417 | + | |Image overstriking coin=Callatay 2021 12.png |
| + | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 417, 28 March 2018, lot 299. | ||
|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 description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, AI. In field, B. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, AI. In field, B. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Berytus / Laodicea in Phoenicia | |Mint=Berytus / Laodicea in Phoenicia | ||
| − | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Phoenicia |
| − | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC | + | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
| − | |Date from=323 | + | |Date from=323 BCE |
| − | |Date to=320 | + | |Date to=320 BCE |
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=17.1 | |Weight=17.1 | ||
|Diameter=29 | |Diameter=29 | ||
| − | |Axis=3 | + | |Axis=3 |
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=tetradrachm |
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 3415. |
| + | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3415 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
| + | |Remarks=“Overstruck on an uncertain type” | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 10:32, 10 May 2023
323 BCE - 320 BCE | AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Callatay 2021 12.png
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 417, 28 March 2018, lot 299. | |
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. Under the throne, AI. In field, B. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Berytus / Laodicea in Phoenicia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Phoenicia | Modern countryModern country: Lebanon | 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. 323 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 320 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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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.117.1 g <br />17,100 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 3415. | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | “Overstruck on an uncertain type” | ||
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.
