35 BCE - 34 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ
Overstriking coin
Artavasdes II on uncertain 2354.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Classical Numismatic Group, EA 409, 8 Nov. 2017, 489
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bust of Artavasdes right, wearing earring and Armenian tiara decorated with a star between floral designs and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. In left field, A.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ (Greek) Nike advancing left, holding wreath.
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Mint and issuing power
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
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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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.368.36 g <br />8,360 mg <br />
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />
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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
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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frequent
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"overstruck on uncertain issue (as usual for this type). Because nearly all of the known examples of this issue are overstruck on other coins, Kovacs suggests that it may have been struck as an emergency issue during Mark Antony's invasion in 34 BC"
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References
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Bedoukian, Paul Z. (1978), Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 81 p.
- ^ Nercessian, Yeghia T. (1995), Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles.
- ^ Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.
