SO 761 - Ptolemais-Ake over uncertain mint
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| − | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group | + | |Image overstriking coin=Alexander III Ake on Alexander III (CNG MBS 72 14 June 2006, lot 399.jpg |
| + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=308324 | ||
| + | |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 | ||
| + | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 72, 14 Jun 2006, nº 399 | ||
|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. In left field, date (year 31). Border of dots. | + | |Reverse legend language=Greek |
| − | |Mint=Ptolemais-Ake | + | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. In left field monogram, date (year 31). Border of dots. |
| + | |Mint=Ptolemais-Ake; Tyr | ||
|Ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia) | |Ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia) | ||
| − | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC | + | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
| − | |Date from=316 | + | |Date from=316 BCE |
| − | |Date to=315 | + | |Date to=315 BCE |
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=17.09 | |Weight=17.09 | ||
|Axis=1 h | |Axis=1 h | ||
|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, nº 3281; |
| + | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3281 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
| + | |Remarks="Overstruck on another Alexander III tetradrachm, with the eye and hair visible on the reverse." | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 11 June 2024
316 BCE - 315 BCE | AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 72, 14 Jun 2006, nº 399 | |
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 (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. In left field monogram, date (year 31). Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ptolemais-Ake; Tyr | Ancient regionAncient region. | Syria (Phoenicia) | Modern countryModern country: | 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. 316 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 315 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: 17.0917.09 g <br />17,090 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Price 19911Price 1991, nº 3281 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. | 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: | 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.. | Hellenistic 323-30 BC 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: | tetradrachm
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on another Alexander III tetradrachm, with the eye and hair visible on the reverse." | ||
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.
