Nisibis

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 193

The mint at the ancient site of Nisibis in Mesopotamia.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Nisibis (Antiochus III), silver, tetradrachms (204-187 BCE)		Silver	2,873 kg
Nisibis (Antiochus III), silver, drachms (204-187 BCE)		Silver	490 kg
Nisibis (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (187-175 BCE)		Silver	8,575 kg
H 299 - Nisibis (Demetrius II), silver, tetradrachms (142-140 BCE)		Silver	1,309 kg
S 977 - Nisibis (Tigranes II), silver, drachms (80-63 BCE)		Silver	14,294 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
1837 - Nisibis (Seleucus II) (tetradrachm Seleucus II/Apollo) over uncertain type (CNG, 108, May 2018, 312)		Silver	246 BC JL

Overstruck coins

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Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	nisibis
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Nisibis in Mesopotamia.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	874623
Ancient regionAncient region.	Mesopotamia Nomisma: mesopotamia
Modern countryModern country	Syria
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	37° 4' 0.00" N, 41° 13' 0.00" E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Nusaybin https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874623 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002605

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Literature

• Houghton 1986
• Mørkholm 1965
• Seyrig 1955

Authors

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