15537 - Tyre (Alexander the Great) over Alexander the Great (Meydancikkale hoard, n° 2170)
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+ | |Image overstruck variety=Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2207580&AucID=5314&Lot=261 | ||
+ | |Archaeological context=Hoard of Meydancıkkale, C4162 see Davesne, Alain - Le Rider, Georges, (1989) 100-101, n° 2170 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin. Border of dots. | ||
+ | |Reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low footrest, holding long pearled scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. | ||
+ | |Mint=Tyre | ||
+ | |Ancient region=Phoenicia | ||
+ | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
+ | |Date from=311 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=310 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
+ | |Weight=16.97 | ||
+ | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
+ | |Standard=Attic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 3292 ; Newell 1916, obv. XXXV. | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3292 | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin. | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Attic | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low footrest, holding long pearled scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. | ||
+ | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
+ | |Overstruck date from=332 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=310 BCE | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
+ | |Remarks=“La pièce a été surfrappée sur un autre alexandre : on reconnaît au R., en bas, le visage d’Héraclès (le bas du sceptre se trouve placé sur l’œil d’Héraclès) ; un cas analogue est cité par H. Nicolet-Pierre”. | ||
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311 BCE - 310 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Location/history
Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Hoard of Meydancıkkale, C4162 see Davesne, Alain - Le Rider, Georges, (1989) 100-101, n° 2170 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low footrest, holding long pearled scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tyre | 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. 311 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 310 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.9716.97 g <br />16,970 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm | |
StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911 , Newell 19162 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Attic) Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low footrest, holding long pearled scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. |
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. 332 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 310 BCE | 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 concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: | “La pièce a été surfrappée sur un autre alexandre : on reconnaît au R., en bas, le visage d’Héraclès (le bas du sceptre se trouve placé sur l’œil d’Héraclès) ; un cas analogue est cité par H. Nicolet-Pierre”. |