2949 - Alexandria (Ptolmey I) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena CPE 69) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, MBS 67, Sept. 2004, 936)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2949


306 BCE - 305 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
Alexandria_Ptolemy_CNG, _MBS_67, _22_Sept._2004, _936.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Alexander III the Great.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 67, 22 Sept. 2004, n° 936 = Gemini, III, 9 Jan. 2007, 264

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of the deified Alexander III to right, wearing a diadem with the horn of Zeus Ammon, an elephant skin headdress and aegis around his neck. Before elephant's ear, Δ. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Athena Alkidemos advancing to right, brandishing spear with her right hand and with a shield on her left arm. In the right field, Corinthian helmet, below monogram (AX) and eagle on thunderbolt. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Alexandria Ancient regionAncient region. Egypt Modern countryModern country: Egypt 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), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 306 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 305 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: 15.615.6 g <br />15,600 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 162, Zervos 19672Zervos 1967, CPE I3CPE I, n° 69
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and staff. In fields, monograms (visible: trace of Zeus' outstretched arm and eagle).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Macedon Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Macedonian kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 332 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 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
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Price 19914Price 1991
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck on an Alexander III tetradrachm; a trace of Zeus' outstretched arm and eagle are visible on the reverse"

References

  1. ^  Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.
  2. ^  Zervos, Orestes H. (1967), "The early tetradrachms of Ptolemy I," American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes, 13, p. 1-16, pl. I-IV.
  3. ^  Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.
  4. ^  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.