3511 - Artaxata (Artavasdes II) (AE Artavasdes/Nike) over Laodiceia ad Mare (Zeus/tripod) (CNG, MBS 82, Sept. 2009, 687): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3511

35 BCE - 34 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Artavasdes II 1938 on Laodiceia.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 82, 16 Sept. 2009, 687 = Gorny & Mosch, 289, 10 Oct. 2022, 407

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bust of Artavasdes right, wearing earring and Armenian tiara decorated with a star between floral designs and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. In left field, A.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ (Greek) Nike advancing left, holding wreath.

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:

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

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: 7.237.23 g <br />7,230 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear II1Sear II, n° 7315, Bedoukian 19782Bedoukian 1978, n° 132, Nercessian 19953Nercessian 1995, n° 127-131, Kovacs 20164Kovacs 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.:

Head ? (visible on obverse: round shape).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

visible on reverse: .. AΘΑ .. IEK.. (?)

Mint and issuing power

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

Laodiceia ad Mare

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. 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:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck, possibly on type of Laodikeia" (nb: indeed)

References

^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
^ Bedoukian, Paul Z. (1978), Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 81 p.
^ Nercessian, Yeghia T. (1995), Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles.
^ Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.

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-|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 82 (16/09/2009), no. 687
+|Image overstriking coin=Artavasdes II 1938 on Laodiceia.jpg
+|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2087324&AucID=4968&Lot=407
+|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 82, 16 Sept. 2009, 687 = Gorny & Mosch, 289, 10 Oct. 2022, 407
 |Obverse description=Bust of Artavasdes right, wearing earring and Armenian tiara decorated with a star between floral designs  and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. In left field, A.
 |Reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ
+|Reverse legend language=Greek
 |Reverse description=Nike advancing left, holding wreath.
 |Mint=Artaxata
 |Ancient region=Armenia
-|Authority=Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 BC)
+|Authority=Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 BC); Armenian kingdom
+|Date from=35 BCE
+|Date to=34 BCE
+|Period=Hellenistic
+|Metal=Bronze
 |Weight=7.23
-|Axis=12 h
+|Axis=12
-|Coin series reference=Y.  T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 127-131;P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 132
+|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 7315; Bedoukian 1978, n° 132; Nercessian 1995, n° 127-131; Kovacs 2016, n° 167;
+|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/artavesdes_ii_armenia.artaxata.kovacs.2016.166
 |Overstruck obverse description=Head ? (visible on obverse: round shape).
 |Overstruck reverse description=visible on reverse: .. AΘΑ .. IEK.. (?)
-|Overstruck mint=Laodiceia ad Mare?
+|Overstruck mint=Laodiceia ad Mare
 |Overstruck ancient region=Syria
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=strong
+|Remarks="Overstruck, possibly on type of Laodikeia" (nb: indeed)
 }}