16603 - Artaxata (Artavasdes II) (AE Artavasdes/Nike) over uncertain type (Gorny & Mosch, 181, Oct. 2009, 1572)
From SILVER
35 BCE - 34 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Artavasdes II on uncertain 2359.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Gorny & Mosch, 181, 12 Oct. 2009, 1572 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | 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. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ (Greek) Nike advancing left, holding wreath. |
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: | Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 BC), Armenian kingdom |
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  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: 15.8415.84 g <br />15,840 mg <br /> | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II1Sear II, n° 7315, Bedoukian 19782Bedoukian 1978, n° 132, Nercessian 19953Nercessian 1995, n° 127-131, Kovacs 20164Kovacs 2016, n° 167 | |
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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: | Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | The weight is twice the average of the other overstrikes; the serrati fabric is indicative of a Seleucid origin | ||
