1203 - Artaxata (Artavasdes II) (AE Artavasdes/Nike) over Apamei (Zeus/elephant) (Leu Numismatik, EA 15, Feb. 2021, 674)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1203

35 BCE - 34 BCE- | BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / [APTAYAΣΔOY]

Images

Overstriking coin

Artavasdes II on Apameia - Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Feb. 2021, 674.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Artavasdes II on Apameia - Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Feb. 2021, 674 overstruck variety.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Feb. 2021, 674. From an important collection of Armenian coins

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / [APTAYAΣΔOY] (Greek) Nike standing left, holding wreath in her right hand

Mint and issuing power

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

Artaxata

Ancient regionAncient region.

Armenia

Modern countryModern country: Armenia

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:

Armenian kingdom, Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 35 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 34 BCE

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

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.668.66 g <br />8,660 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear II1Sear II, n° 7315, Kovacs 20162Kovacs 2016, n° 167
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/artavesdes ii armenia.artaxata.kovacs.2016.166

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Laureate head of Zeus r.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AΠAMEΩN / THΣ IEPAΣ - KAI AΣYΛOY (Greek) Elephant walking r.

Mint and issuing power

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

Apameia

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Syria

Modern countryModern country: Syria

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. 100 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 50 BCE

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

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	HGC 93HGC 9, n° 1419, Cohen 20114Cohen 2011, n° 410
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/apameia syria bmc 3.5.14

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"This coin was overstruck on an earlier issue of Apameia in Syria (HGC 9, 1419): the head of Zeus is still visible on the obverse whereas the reverse shows an elephant standing tothe right and parts of the legend (AΠ[AMEΩN] / TH[Σ IEΡAΣ] - KAI A[ΣΥΛOΥ] / Σ[...]). Unfortunately, the date is not fully readable, but it is likely ΣE = SE 237 = 76/5 BC"