25604 - Charax Spasinou (Tiraeus I) (tetradrachm Tiraeus/Tyche) over uncertain Seleucid type (Triton, XX, Jan. 2017, 428)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 25604

88 BCE - 87 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ/TIPAIOY to right, EYEPΓETOY to left

Images

Overstriking coin

Tiraeus_Triton, _XX, _10_Jan._2017, _428.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Triton, XX, 10 Jan. 2017, 428

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Diademed head right within bead-and-reel border

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣIΛEΩΣ/TIPAIOY to right, EYEPΓETOY to left (Greek) Tyche, wearing mural crown, seated left, holding in outstretched right hand Nike, standing right and holding wreath, and cradling cornucopia in left arm, EKΣ (date) in exergue

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Charax Spasinou

Ancient regionAncient region.

Characene

Modern countryModern country: Irak

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:

Characene kingdom, Tiraeus I of Characene (95-89 BCE)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 88 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 87 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 14.5314.53 g <br />14,530 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 498

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

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:

Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 200 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 88 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a tetradrachm on Seleukos VI. An important coin for dating the end of the reign of Tiraios I." (nb: visible letters don't allow such a precise identification)