Byzantion, Alexander der Große, tetradrachm (CN type 20762)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 100-96 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracetetradrachm in silver struck at Byzantion in Thrace under Alexander der Große dated ca. 100-96 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20762. Obverse: Diademed head of deified Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon, right. Reverse: Athena (Nikephoros) seated left, holding Nike and spear; shield behind.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 31 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.31 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Byzantion
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Attic
- Issuing authority
- Alexander der Große
Design
- Obverse type
- Diademed head of deified Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon, right.
- Reverse type
- Athena (Nikephoros) seated left, holding Nike and spear; shield behind.
- Reverse legend
- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20762
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20762
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Research required
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 122, pl. 36 C
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 54-65, pl. A,1
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