80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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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 Heracles/Vahagn standing, holding lion's skin and club. In field, monograms.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 68 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC  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: 3.643.64 g <br />3,640 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).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br />
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Nercessian, 1996, p. 55, n° 103.
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Bedoukian 19781Bedoukian 1978, n° 99-103 ("Heracles type", units 1 and 2), Nercessian 19952Nercessian 1995, n° 65-72, Kovacs 20163Kovacs 2016, n° 78,82,86,90.
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Melqarth right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin knotted around neck.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Palm-tree with fruits.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Tyre
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Syria (Phoenicia)
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Modern countryModern country: Lebanon
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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. 99 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 99 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 obverse: border of dots; rev.: (visible on reverse: In field, HK and Phoenician letters, linear circle)"
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