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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: 5.695.69 g <br />5,690 mg <br />
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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G. Le Rider, "Monnaies acquises par le Cabinet des Médailles en 1959", Revue Numismatique 6/2 (1960), p. 24-25, n° 30, pl. 3.
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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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Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath (visible on reverse)
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Double cornucopiae tied with a thin band of ribbons. In right field, date (43) and mint mark (visible on obverse)
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Marathus
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Syria (Phoenicia)
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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. 117 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. 125, pl. XV, no. 16-17
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References
- ^ Y. T. Nercessian
- ^ P. Z. Bedoukian
- ^ G. F. Hill