16576 - Artaxata (Artavasdes II) (AE Artavasdes/Nike) over Apameia (Leu, Web auction 20, July 2022, 1426)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 16576


35 BCE - 34 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / [APTA]YAΣΔ[OY]

Images
Overstriking coin
Artavasdes II on Apameia 2350.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Artavasdes II on Apameia - Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Feb. 2021, 674 overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Leu Numismatik, Web auction 20, 16 July 2022, lot 1426
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : From the collection of an Armenian businessman, acquired before 2021

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Draped bust of Artavasdes II to right, wearing five-pointed tiara decorated with star and eagles and tied with diadem, behind to left, A. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / [APTA]YAΣΔ[OY] (Greek) Nike standing left, holding wreath in her right hand
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Artaxata Ancient regionAncient region. Armenia Modern countryModern country: Armenia 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: Armenian kingdom, Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 35 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 34 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.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.377.37 g <br />7,370 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II1Sear II, n° 7315, Kovacs 20162Kovacs 2016, n° 167
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Laureate head of Zeus r. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AΠAMEΩN / THΣ IEPAΣ - KAI AΣYΛOY (Greek) Elephant walking r.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Apameia Ancient regionAncient region.  Syria Modern countryModern country: Syria AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 100 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 50 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : HGC 93HGC 9, n° 1419, Cohen 20114Cohen 2011, n° 410
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: "This coin was overstruck on an earlier issue of Apameia in Syria (HGC 9, 1419) with Zeus's head still visible on the obverse"

References

  1. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
  2. ^  Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.
  3. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
  4. ^  Cohen, Edward R. (2011), Dated coins of antiquity: a comprehensive catalogue of the coins and how their numbers came about, Lancaster, 652 p.