SO 383 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint
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| ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, XX | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing Armenian tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ Tyche of Antioch seated on rocks left, wearing turreted crown, holding palm branch. At her feet, the upper portion of the river-god Orontes swimming right (?). In field, letters/monograms. All within laurel wreath. |
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.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.2415.24 g <br />15,240 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm 
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2626 mm <br />2.6 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. 47, no. 5). | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Y. T. Nercessian1Y. T. Nercessian, Silver Coinage of the Artaxiad Dynasty of Armenia, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 11, Los Angeles, 2006, no., Y. T. Nercessian1Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 30-36, P. Z. Bedoukian2P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 17-48 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | visible on obverse: star-shaped object in right field. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | 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: | CAA 123CAA 12 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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