SO 1183 - Berytus/Laodicea in Phoenicia over uncertain mint

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1760

151 BCE - 150 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1183 - Berytus-Laodicea in Phoenicia over uncertain mint.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 439 (06/03/2019), lot 127.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Alexander right, wearing diadem. Boder of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Eagle left. In left field, ΓΞΡ (date) above monogram. In right field, trident. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Berytus / Laodicea in Phoenicia

Ancient regionAncient region.

Syria (Phoenicia)

Modern countryModern country: Lebanon

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 I Balas (Seleucid king, 152-145 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 151 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE

hellenistic 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: 13.3313.33 g <br />13,330 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SC II1SC II, n° 1824.2.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1824

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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

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..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

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

References

^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables