1203 - Artaxata (Artavasdes II) (AE Artavasdes/Nike) over Apamei (Zeus/elephant) (Leu Numismatik, EA 15, Feb. 2021, 674): Difference between revisions
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|Overstruck reverse description=Elephant walking r. | |Overstruck reverse description=Elephant walking r. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Apamea | |Overstruck mint=Apamea | ||
|Overstruck date from=100 | |Overstruck date from=100 | ||
|Overstruck date to=50 | |Overstruck date to=50 | ||
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55 - 34- | BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / [APTAYAΣΔOY]
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: | Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 55 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 34 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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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: |
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: | Apamea | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Phrygia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 50 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 91HGC 9, 1419. DCA 410 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
