3327 - Thrace (uncertain mint) (Lysimachus) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, MBS 60, Sept. 2002, 473)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3327

281 BCE - 250 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 457 - Uncertain mint in Pontus over uncertain mint.jpg

Overstruck variety

Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 60, 22 Sept. 2002, 473

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of deified Alexander the Great right, wearing diadem.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΚΟΥ (Greek) Athena enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, left elbow resting on shield, spear behind. In field, herm.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Thrace (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Thrace

Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria

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:

Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 281 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.2616.26 g <br />16,260 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG Berry I1SNG Berry I, n° 464

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and spear.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Macedon

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)

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.. 250 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	weak
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Berry, Burton Y. (1961), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. The Burton Y. Berry Collection. Part I: Macedonia to Attica, New York, The American Numismatic Society.