306 BCE - 305 BCE | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Overstriking coin Alexandria_Ptolemy_Helios,_4,_14_Oct._2009,_62.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Helios, 4, 14 Oct. 2009, n° 62
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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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. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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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 ΔΙ and eagle on thunderbolt. Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
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
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Hellenistic 323-30 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: 15.6415.64 g <br />15,640 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zervos, Orestes H. (1967), "The early tetradrachms of Ptolemy I," American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes, 13, p. 1-16, pl. I-IV.
- ^ Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.