| BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΤΑΥZΔΟΥ
| Museum collectionMuseum collection:
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1980.278
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Artavasdes right, wearing Armenian tiara decorated with star.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΤΑΥZΔΟΥ King standing left, holding spear and shield.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Modern countryModern country:
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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:
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Artavasdes III of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 6 BC?)
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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: 6.816.81 g <br />6,810 mg <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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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. 58, no. 142).
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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. 174-176, P. Z. Bedoukian2P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 160
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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visible on obverse: traces
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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visible on reverse: traces
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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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. 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
References
- ^ Y. T. Nercessian
- ^ P. Z. Bedoukian
