3792 - Odessus (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (MacDonald coll., 130)
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− | |Private collection=D. MacDonald collection | + | |Image overstriking coin=Odessus 865.jpg |
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Thasos tetradrachm.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2218240&AucID=5365&Lot=9260 | ||
+ | |Sale=Numismatic Fine Arts Journal, 32 (Summer/Fall 1986), 6 | ||
+ | |Private collection=D. MacDonald collection, n° 130 | ||
|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 description= Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (HΔ). In left field, ΘΕ. | + | |Reverse legend language=Greek |
+ | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, monogram (HΔ). In left field, ΘΕ. | ||
|Mint=Odessus | |Mint=Odessus | ||
|Ancient region=Thrace | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
− | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC | + | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=120 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=90 BCE |
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=15.81 | |Weight=15.81 | ||
− | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=tetradrachm |
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=MacDonald 1994b, p. 181, n° 3 |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1181; MacDonald 1994b, p. 181, n° 3tticCallataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 6 |
− | |Overstruck reverse legend= | + | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1181 |
− | |Overstruck mint=Thasos | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Wreathed head of Dionysos right |
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend=HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin | ||
+ | |Overstruck mint=Thasos | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | |Overstruck ancient region=Thrace | ||
+ | |Overstruck authority=Roman Republic | ||
+ | |Overstruck date from=160 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=90 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
+ | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
+ | |Remarks=Could be Maroneia as well | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 15:02, 13 November 2023
120 BCE - 90 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Images
Overstruck variety
![](/w/img_auth.php/9/98/Thasos_tetradrachm.jpg)
Thasos tetradrachm.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatic Fine Arts Journal, 32 (Summer/Fall 1986), 6 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection, n° 130 |
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 (HΔ). In left field, ΘΕ. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Odessus | 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. 120 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE | hellenistic 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: 15.8115.81 g <br />15,810 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm ![]() |
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StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 1994b, p. 181, n° 3 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, n° 1181, MacDonald 1994b2MacDonald 1994b, p. 181, n° 3tticCallataÿ 2021a, p. 279, n° 6 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of Dionysos right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN (Greek) Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Thasos | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 160 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
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: | Could be Maroneia as well |