3392 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (MacDonald coll.)
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 843 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great).jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO 843 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great).jpg | ||
| − | |Private collection= | + | |Image overstruck variety=Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg |
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1953527&AucID=4610&Lot=4198 | ||
| + | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (ΑΠO). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and MA. | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (ΑΠO). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and MA. | ||
|Mint=Mesembria | |Mint=Mesembria | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1077 ; Karayotov 1994, (O49-R160) |
| + | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1077 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=(visible: profile of Herakles in the upper left field and border of dots in the lower left field of the reverse of the coin) | |Overstruck obverse description=(visible: profile of Herakles in the upper left field and border of dots in the lower left field of the reverse of the coin) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=(visible: ΑΛΕ in upper field right of the obverse). | |Overstruck reverse description=(visible: ΑΛΕ in upper field right of the obverse). | ||
Revision as of 16:11, 17 May 2023
125 BCE - 70 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO 843 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great).jpg
Overstruck variety
Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (ΑΠO). In left field, Corinthian crested helmet and MA. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Mesembria | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | 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. 125 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE | hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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: 15.4515.45 g <br />15,450 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1077, Karayotov 19942Karayotov 1994, (O49-R160) | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (visible: profile of Herakles in the upper left field and border of dots in the lower left field of the reverse of the coin) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (visible: ΑΛΕ in upper field right of the obverse). |
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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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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: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
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.
- ^ Karayotov, Ivan (1994), The coinage of Mesambria. vol. 1: silver and gold coins of Mesambria, Centre of Underwater Archaeology, Sozopol, 134 p. and 44 pl.
