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
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Tarsus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Cilicia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
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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
| 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
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. Lettter Β in left field and ΑΙ under the throne.
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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.
