16503 - Alexandria Troas (tetradrachm Apollo/Apollo) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Berlin, MK, 18257316)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 16503


86 BCE - 85 BCE | ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ to right, ΞΜΙΘΕΩΣ to left, ΑΛΕΞΑΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
Alexandria Troas 2343 Berlin.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Thasos tetradrachm.jpg
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, 18257316
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : 1900 Imhoof-Blumer, from Paulos Ioannes Lambros

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Laureate head of Apollo to left ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ to right, ΞΜΙΘΕΩΣ to left, ΑΛΕΞΑΝ (Greek) Apollo Smintheus standing to right, quiver over shoulder, holding bow and arrow
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Alexandria Troas Ancient regionAncient region. Troas Modern countryModern country: Turkey 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 86 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8416.84 g <br />16,840 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3333 mm <br />3.3 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Imhoof-Blumer 1883, p. 261, n° 164, Bellinger 1961, p. 99, n° A 157, Callataÿ 1997a, p. 152 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Imhoof-Blumer 18831Imhoof-Blumer 1883, p. 261, n° 164, Bellinger 19612Bellinger 1961, p. 99, n° A 157 (O15-R35), Callataÿ 1997a3Callataÿ 1997a, p. 152
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΗΕΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club in right hand, lion skin draped over left arm
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Thasos Ancient regionAncient region.  Thrace Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Roman Republic
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 167 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Imhoof-Blumer, Friedrich (1883), Monnaies grecques, Amsterdam, Müller, 518 p., 9 pl.
  2. ^  Bellinger, Alfred R. (1961), Troy. Supplementary monograph 2, The coins, Princeton, Princeton University Press
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies, Numismatica Lovaniensia 18, Louvain-la-Neuve, XIII + 481 p. et 54 pl.