SO 1959 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Epiphaneia?
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| BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY
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Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY Eagle right. |
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.: | |||
| 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. 58, no. 143)., J. de Bartholomaei, "Lettre: Au rédacteur des mémoires, sur deux monnaies inédites de Syrie et d'Arménie", Mémoires de la Société Impériale d'Archéologie 6 (1852), p. 173-175, pl. XXI | 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., P. Z. Bedoukian2P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Athena right, wearing helmet. Border of dots (visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΠΙΦΑΝΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ Apollo facing, naked, holding branch, left hand resting on colum (visible on reverse?) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Epiphaneia? | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
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 ᵖ: | BMC Galatia3BMC Galatia, p. 242, no. 2? |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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