333 BCE - 327 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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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. Lettter Β in left field and ΑΙ under the throne.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 333 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 327 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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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: 17.1617.16 g <br />17,160 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Callataÿ 2021b, p. 428, n° 9
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Davesne - Le Rider 19891Davesne - Le Rider 1989, n° 2170 [nb: cat. 6], Nicolet-Pierre 19862Nicolet-Pierre 1986, [nb: cat. 7], Price 19913Price 1991, n° 3000, Callataÿ 2021b4Callataÿ 2021b, p. 428, n° 9
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of unbearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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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.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 333 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 327 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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rare and concentrated
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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| RemarksRemarks:
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“Cette pièce a été surfrappée sur un autre alexandre; on reconnaît au droit, en bas, les ves- tiges de la crinière du lion et l’on distingue au revers, en bas, une partie du corps de Zeus. D’autres exemples de pareilles surfrappes sont connus”
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References
- ^ Davesne, A. - Le Rider, Georges (1989), Le trésor de Meydancikhale (Cilicie Trachée, 1980), Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations, Paris, 377 p. 157 pl.
- ^ Nicolet-Pierre, Hélène (1986), "Un pseudo-alexandre phénicien surfrappé", Bulletin de la Société Française de Numismatique 41 (3), p. 21-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2021), “A Tyrian Note. Overstruck Alexander Tetradrachms from Tyre: an Exception that twice Confirms the Rule,” in V. BOSCHLOOS, B. OVERLAET, I.M. SWINNEN, V. VAN DER STEDE (eds), Travels through the Orient and the Mediterranean World. Essays Presented to Eric Gubel, OLA 302, Leuven, Peeters, p. 421-431.
