SO 1924 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2714


| BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY

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Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Y. T. Nercessian collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: 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. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY Heracles/Vahagn standing, holding lion's skin and club. In field, monograms.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Ancient regionAncient region. Modern countryModern country: 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: Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 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
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.622.62 g <br />2,620 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1616 mm <br />1.6 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: 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. 54, no. 102). Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Y. T. Nercessian1Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 65-72, P. Z. Bedoukian2P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 99-103 ("Heracles type", units 1 and 2).

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Bust of Demetrius right, wearing diadem. Border of dots (visible on obverse). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ Nike stading left, holding wreath. Border of dots (visible on reverse).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Demetrius II Nicator (Seleucid king, 145-140 and 129-125 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 146 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. Gardner3P. Gardner, Catalogue of Greek coins: The Seleucid kings of Syria, London, 1878, p. 60, no. 26
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^ Y. T. Nercessian 
  2. ^ P. Z. Bedoukian 
  3. ^ P. Gardner