3286 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Vonones I) (tetradrachm Vonones/Nike) over uncertain type (Spink, 9008, March 2009, 344): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=CNG_512.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=144442 | |||
|Image overstruck variety=Ref Phraatakes Musa2.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2837499 | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 64, 2003, 512 = Peus, 388, Nov. 2006, 549 = Spink, 9008, 19 March 2009, 344 | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 64, 2003, 512 = Peus, 388, Nov. 2006, 549 = Spink, 9008, 19 March 2009, 344 | ||
|Obverse legend=BAΣIΛEYΣ BACILEΩN ONΩNHΣ | |Obverse legend=BAΣIΛEYΣ BACILEΩN ONΩNHΣ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Bust of king left. | |Obverse description=Bust of king left. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ | |||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm. Before, BK[T] (year 321). In exergue, month (blundered). | |Reverse description=Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm. Before, BK[T] (year 321). In exergue, month (blundered). | ||
|Mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | |Mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | ||
|Ancient region=Mesopotamia | |Ancient region=Mesopotamia | ||
|Authority=Vonones I of Parthia (8-12 | |Authority=Parthian Empire; Vonones I of Parthia (king of the Parthia, 8-12 AD) | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=8 CE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=12 CE | ||
|Period=Roman | |Period=Roman | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=14.1 | |Weight=14.1 | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=144442 | ||
|Coin series reference=Sellwood 1980, n°60.1-4; Shore 1993, n°328; Nelson 2011, n°406 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Diademed and draped bust of Phraates IV to left, wearing torque and being crowned by two Nikai flying right and left. | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΘEAΣ OYPANIAΣ MOYΣHΣ BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Draped bust of Musa to left, wearing elaborate crown and necklace with medallion; to left, monogram | |||
|Overstruck mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Mesopotamia | |||
|Overstruck authority=Musa of Parthia (queen of Parthia, 2 BCE-4 CE); Phraates IV of Parthia (king of Parthia, 37-2 BCE); Parthian Empire | |||
|Overstruck date from=2 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=4 CE | |||
|Overstruck period=Roman | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Sellwood 1980, n°58.1-5; Shore 1993, n°324; Nelson 2011, n°404 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
|Remarks="overstruck but undertype not readily identifiable." | |||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 10:12, 13 May 2024
8 CE - 12 CEBAΣIΛEYΣ BACILEΩN ONΩNHΣ | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 64, 2003, 512 = Peus, 388, Nov. 2006, 549 = Spink, 9008, 19 March 2009, 344 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | BAΣIΛEYΣ BACILEΩN ONΩNHΣ (Greek) Bust of king left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Greek) Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm. Before, BK[T] (year 321). In exergue, month (blundered). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seleuceia ad Tigrim | Ancient regionAncient region. | Mesopotamia | Modern countryModern country: Iraq | 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: | Parthian Empire, Vonones I of Parthia (king of the Parthia, 8-12 AD) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 8 CE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 12 CE | Roman from 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: 14.114.1 g <br />14,100 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm | |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=144442 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sellwood 19801 , Shore 19932 , Nelson 20113 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed and draped bust of Phraates IV to left, wearing torque and being crowned by two Nikai flying right and left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΘEAΣ OYPANIAΣ MOYΣHΣ BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ (Greek) Draped bust of Musa to left, wearing elaborate crown and necklace with medallion, to left, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Seleuceia ad Tigrim | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Mesopotamia | Modern countryModern country: Iraq | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Musa of Parthia (queen of Parthia, 2 BCE-4 CE), Phraates IV of Parthia (king of Parthia, 37-2 BCE), Parthian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 2 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 4 CE | Roman from 30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Sellwood 19801 , Shore 19932 , Nelson 20113 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck but undertype not readily identifiable." |
References
- a b Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.
- a b Shore, Fred B. (1993), Parthian coins & history : ten dragons against Rome, Classical Numismatic Group, p.188
- a b Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster