SO 763 - Ptolemais-Ake over uncertain mint
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− | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group | + | |Image overstriking coin=Alexander_III,_CNG_MBS_61,_25_Sep_2002,_456.jpg |
+ | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=107130 | ||
+ | |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 61, 25 Sep 2002, nº 466 | ||
|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 36). Border of dots. | + | |Reverse legend language=Greek |
+ | |Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. In left field monogram, date (year 36). Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Ptolemais-Ake | |Mint=Ptolemais-Ake | ||
|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=311 | + | |Date from=311 BCE |
− | |Date to=310 | + | |Date to=310 BCE |
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=17.12 | |Weight=17.12 | ||
|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |Denomination=Tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, nº 3292; |
+ | |Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3292 | ||
|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 an earlier Alexander Tetradrachm." | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 16:01, 11 June 2024
311 BCE - 310 BCE | AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 61, 25 Sep 2002, nº 466 | |
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 36). Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ptolemais-Ake | Ancient regionAncient region. | Syria (Phoenicia) | Modern countryModern country: Israel | 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 ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.1217.12 g <br />17,120 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 19911Price 1991, nº 3292 | |
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: | 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 ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm ![]() |
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 an earlier Alexander Tetradrachm." |
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.