96 BCE - 56 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Overstriking coin Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(Nercessian_1996,_n°18).PNG
Overstruck variety Aradus_Zeus_Galley.JPG
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing Armenian tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY Tyche of Antioch seated on rocks right, wearing turreted crown, holding palm branch. At her feet, the upper portion of the river-god Orontes swimming right. In field, letters/monograms. Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 96 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 56 BCE
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hellenistic 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: 3.813.81 g <br />3,810 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Nercessian, 1996, p. 48, n° 18.
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Bedoukian 19781Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4), Nercessian 19952Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54, Kovacs 20163Kovacs 2016, n° 124.
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Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Jugate heads of Zeus and his consort, wearing stephane.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Prow of galley left, with figure-head of Athena fighting left with spear and shield. Above, letters. Below, date and Phoenician letters.
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Aradus
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Syria (Phoenicia)
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Modern countryModern country: Syria
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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. 135 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 135 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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RemarksRemarks:
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"Obv.: above and below, letters and date (visible on reverse: border of dots, date and Phoenician characters; rev.: traces (visible on obverse)"
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hill, George Francis (1910), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XXIII : Phoenicia, London, The Trustees, p. 361, pl. 45.
- ^ Duyrat, Frédérique (2005), Arados hellénistique. Etude historique et monétaire, Beirut