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|Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Seleuceia_Pieria_(Nercessian_1996,_n°77).PNG
|Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Seleuceia_Pieria_(Nercessian_1996, _n°77).PNG
|Image overstruck variety=Seleuceia Pieria Zeus Thunderbolt.JPG
|Image overstruck variety=Seleuceia Pieria Zeus Thunderbolt.JPG
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=12404009
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=12404009
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|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 legend language=Greek
|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=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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|Diameter=27
|Diameter=27
|Denomination=tetrachalkon
|Denomination=tetrachalkon
|Coin reference=Nercessian, 1996, p. 53, n° 77
|Coin reference=Nercessian 1996, p. 53, n° 77
|Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4); Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54; Kovacs 2016, n° 124.
|Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4); Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54; Nercessian 1996, p. 53, n° 77; Kovacs 2016, n° 124.
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath.
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath.
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΣΕΛΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΤΙΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΣΕΛΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΤΙΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse description=Thunderbolt.
|Overstruck reverse description=Thunderbolt.
|Overstruck mint=Seleuceia Pieria
|Overstruck mint=Seleuceia Pieria
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|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Galatia, p. 270, n° 15
|Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Galatia, p. 270, n° 15
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/seleuceia_pieria.bmc.7-10
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Level of confidence=sure
|Remarks="Obv.: above and below, letters (visible on reverse: In field, A and legend; rev.: (visible on obverse: border of dots)"
|Remarks="Obv.: above and below, letters (visible on reverse: In field, A and legend; rev.: (visible on obverse: border of dots)"
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 31 May 2024

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 3133


80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY

Images
Overstriking coin
Tigranocerta_over_Seleuceia_Pieria_(Nercessian_1996, _n°77).PNG
Overstruck variety
Seleuceia Pieria Zeus Thunderbolt.JPG [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: D. MacDonald 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 (Greek) 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: 5.85.8 g <br />5,800 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon Nomisma.org
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Nercessian 1996, p. 53, n° 77 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 19963Nercessian 1996, p. 53, n° 77, Kovacs 20164Kovacs 2016, n° 124.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΣΕΛΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΤΙΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ (Greek) Thunderbolt.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: Seleuceia Pieria Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) 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. 109 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 109 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: BMC Galatia5BMC Galatia, p. 270, n° 15
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: sure
RemarksRemarks: "Obv.: above and below, letters (visible on reverse: In field, A and legend; rev.: (visible on obverse: border of dots)"
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