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|Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(Nercessian_1996,_n°40).png | |||
|Image overstruck variety=Aradus Astarte bull Paris.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85355843 | |||
|Private collection=Y. T. Nercessian collection | |Private collection=Y. T. Nercessian collection | ||
|Obverse description=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. | |Obverse description=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. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY | |Reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY | ||
|Reverse description=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. | |Reverse description=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= | |Mint=Tigranocerta | ||
|Ancient region=Armenia | |Ancient region=Armenia | ||
|Authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) | |Authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC); Armenian kingdom | ||
|Date from=80 BCE | |||
|Date to=68 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Bronze | |||
|Weight=5.5 | |Weight=5.5 | ||
|Diameter=21 | |Diameter=21 | ||
|Coin reference= | |Denomination=tetrachalkon | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin reference=Nercessian, 1996, p. 50, n° 40 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane and veil. | |Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4); Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54; Kovacs 2016, n° 124. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Humped bull galloping left. | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane and veil. | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Humped bull galloping left. | |||
|Overstruck mint=Aradus | |Overstruck mint=Aradus | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia) | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia) | ||
|Overstruck date from=86 | |Overstruck date from=86 BCE | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck= | |Overstruck date to=86 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Phoenicia, p. 40, n° 325-345; Duyrat 2005, n° 4422-4602 | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aradus.duyrat.2005.4422-4602 | |||
|Remarks=Obv.: above and below, letters and date (visible on reverse: border of dots; rev.: (visible on obverse: head and forelegs of the bull) | |||
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Revision as of 14:11, 30 April 2024
80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
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Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(Nercessian_1996,_n°40).png
Overstruck variety
Aradus Astarte bull Paris.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: | Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC), Armenian kingdom |
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  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: 5.55.5 g <br />5,500 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Nercessian, 1996, p. 50, n° 40 | 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, Kovacs 20163Kovacs 2016, n° 124. |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane and veil. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Humped bull galloping left. |
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. 86 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 86 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: | BMC Phoenicia4BMC Phoenicia, p. 40, n° 325-345, Duyrat 20055Duyrat 2005, n° 4422-4602 | ||
| 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: | Obv.: above and below, letters and date (visible on reverse: border of dots; rev.: (visible on obverse: head and forelegs of the bull) | ||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hill, George Francis (1910), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XXIII : Phoenicia, London, The Trustees, p. 361, pl. 45.
- ^ Duyrat, Frédérique (2005), Arados hellénistique. Etude historique et monétaire, Beirut
