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|Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(Nercessian_1995b,_n°75).PNG.jpg
|Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(Nercessian_1995b, _n°75).PNG.jpg
|Image overstruck variety=Aradus Tyche-Poseidon.jpg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8480028b#
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8480028b#
|Private collection=Y. T. Nercessian collection
|Private collection=Y. T. Nercessian collection
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|Mint=Tigranocerta
|Mint=Tigranocerta
|Ancient region=Armenia
|Ancient region=Armenia
|Authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC); Armenian kingdom
|Authority=Armenian kingdom; Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC)
|Date from=80 BCE
|Date from=80 BCE
|Date to=68 BCE
|Date to=68 BCE
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|Denomination=tetrachalkon
|Denomination=tetrachalkon
|Coin reference=Nercessian, 1995b, p. 3-14, n° 75
|Coin reference=Nercessian, 1995b, p. 3-14, n° 75
|Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4); Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54; Nercessian 1995b, p. 3-14, n° 73; .
|Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4); Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54; Nercessian 1995b, p. 3-14, n° 73; Kovacs 2016, n° 124.
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Astarte-Europa right (visible on obverse)
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124
|Overstruck reverse description=Poseidon, nude to waist, seated left on prow of galley left. Traces of figure head Athena left. Below, date and letters (visible on reverse)
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Astarte-Europa right
|Overstruck reverse description=Poseidon, nude to waist, seated left on prow of galley left. Traces of figure head Athena left. Below, date and letters
|Overstruck mint=Aradus
|Overstruck mint=Aradus
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia)
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia)
|Overstruck date from=175 BCE
|Overstruck date to=68 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Coin series reference overstruck=Duyrat 2005, n° 2237-2492
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aradus.duyrat.2005.2237-2492
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Revision as of 13:34, 30 April 2024

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3415


80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY

Images
Overstriking coin
Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(Nercessian_1995b, _n°75).PNG.jpg
Overstruck variety
Aradus Tyche-Poseidon.jpg [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: Y. T. Nercessian collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing Armenian tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY Tyche of Antioch seated on rocks right, wearing turreted crown, holding palm branch. At her feet, the upper portion of the river-god Orontes swimming right. In field, letters/monograms. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Tigranocerta Ancient regionAncient region. Armenia Modern countryModern country: Turkey 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, Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 68 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.225.22 g <br />5,220 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Nercessian, 1995b, p. 3-14, n° 75 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Bedoukian 19781Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4), Nercessian 19952Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54, Nercessian 1995b3Nercessian 1995b, p. 3-14, n° 73, Kovacs 20164Kovacs 2016, n° 124.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Astarte-Europa right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Poseidon, nude to waist, seated left on prow of galley left. Traces of figure head Athena left. Below, date and letters
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: Aradus Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ Syria (Phoenicia) 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. 175 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 68 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: Duyrat 20055Duyrat 2005, n° 2237-2492
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Bedoukian, Paul Z. (1978), Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 81 p.
  2. ^  Nercessian, Yeghia T. (1995), Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles.
  3. ^  Nercessian, Yeghia T. (1995), "A hoard of copper coins of Tigranes II", Armenian numismatic journal 21/1, p. 3-14
  4. ^  Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.
  5. ^  Duyrat, Frédérique (2005), Arados hellénistique. Etude historique et monétaire, Beirut

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