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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. 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
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.954.95 g <br />4,950 mg <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Y. T. Nercessian, "Overstruck and countermarked coins of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia", Armenian numismatic journal 22/2-3 (1996), p. 23-62, pl. 1-6 (p. 49, no. 26)., W. Maksudian, "Coins Overstruck by Tigranes the Great", Armenian Numismatic Journal 15 (1989), p. 51-57 (p. 53, no. 2, "other examples").
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Y. T. Nercessian1Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 48-54, P. Z. Bedoukian2P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4).
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bust of Tyche right, wearing necklace and turreted crown. In field, palm branch. Border of dots (visible on reverse).
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Poseidon seated left on prow of galley left, nude to waist, holding wreath and trident. As figure-head Athena left, holding shield and spear. Above, Phoenician letters. Below, date and letters (visible on obverse: prow of galley).
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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. 132 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
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
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G. F. Hill3G. F. Hill, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum: Phoenicia, London, 1910, p. 37, no. 301-310 (308)
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References
- ^ Y. T. Nercessian
- ^ P. Z. Bedoukian
- ^ G. F. Hill