SO 1954 - Uncertain mint under Artavasdes II of Armenia over Aradus

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3348


| BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔOY

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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group 36, no. 614

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Bust of Artavasdes right, wearing earring and Armenian tiara decorated with a star between floral designs and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. Bead-and-reel border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔOY Cypress tree.
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: Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 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: 8.178.17 g <br />8,170 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 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. 157, no. 137). 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. 132, P. Z. Bedoukian2P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 135

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane and veil. Border of dots (visible on obverse) ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Humped bull galloping left. Above, KN (visible on reverse: hind position of the bull, KN).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Aradus Ancient regionAncient region.  Syria (Phoenicia) Modern countryModern country: Syria AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : G. F. Hill3G. F. Hill, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum: Phoenicia, London, 1910, p. 41, no. 332, pl. V, no. 9
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. ^ G. F. Hill