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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|Image overstruck variety=Laodicea ad Mare overstruck 1938.jpg | |Image overstruck variety=Laodicea ad Mare overstruck 1938.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8507948d | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8507948d | ||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 82, 16 Sept. 2009, 687 | |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. | |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=BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ | ||
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|Weight=7.23 | |Weight=7.23 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 7315; Bedoukian 1978, n° 132; Nercessian 1995, n° 127-131; Kovacs 2016, n° 167 | |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 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/artavesdes_ii_armenia.artaxata.kovacs.2016.166 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus wearing a laurel wreath | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus wearing a laurel wreath | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 27 May 2023
35 BCE - 34 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ
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: | 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.
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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: 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 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus wearing a laurel wreath | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | LAODIKEWN THS IERAS KAI AVTONOMOV (Greek) Tripod |
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. 100 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 47 BCE | 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: | Sear II1Sear II, n° 5877 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
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
- a b 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.
