80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Overstriking coin
Tigranocerta_over_Tyre_(Nercessian_1996, _n°107).PNG
Overstruck variety
Tyre Tyche Astarte.JPG
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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 Cornucopia. In field, bunch of grapes (?). Various 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: 3.063.06 g <br />3,060 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).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Nercessian, 1995, n° 99, Nercessian, 1996, p. 55, n° 107.
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Bedoukian 19781Bedoukian 1978, n° 104-106 ("cornucopia type"), Nercessian 19952Nercessian 1995, n° 93-98 or 99, Kovacs 20163Kovacs 2016, n°79, 83, 87, 91.
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bust of Tyche right, wearing necklace, turreted crown and veil. Behind, palm branch.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Astarte standing left on galley, holding aphlastron (?) and cruciform standard.
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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. 130 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 130 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, date and letters, traces of prow)"
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References
- ^ Bedoukian, Paul Z. (1978), Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 81 p.
- ^ Nercessian, Yeghia T. (1995), Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles.
- ^ Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.
- ^ Hill, George Francis (1910), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XXIII : Phoenicia, London, The Trustees, p. 361, pl. 45.
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