1203 - Artaxata (Artavasdes II) (AE Artavasdes/Nike) over Apamei (Zeus/elephant) (Leu Numismatik, EA 15, Feb. 2021, 674)

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|Image overstriking coin=27 Feb. 2021,674.jpg
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|Image overstriking coin=Artavasdes II on Apameia - Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Feb. 2021, 674.jpg
 
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1785577&AucID=4124&Lot=674
 
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1785577&AucID=4124&Lot=674
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|Image overstruck variety=Artavasdes II on Apameia - Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Feb. 2021, 674 overstruck variety.jpg
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|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1755970&AucID=4043&Lot=109
 
|Sale=Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Feb. 2021, 674. From an important collection of Armenian coins
 
|Sale=Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Feb. 2021, 674. From an important collection of Armenian coins
 
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|Reverse description=Nike standing left, holding wreath in her right hand
 
|Reverse description=Nike standing left, holding wreath in her right hand
 
|Mint=Artaxata
 
|Mint=Artaxata
|Authority=Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 BC)
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|Ancient region=Armenia
|Date from=55
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|Authority=Armenian kingdom; Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 BC)
|Date to=34
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|Date from=35 BCE
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|Date to=34 BCE
 
|Period=Hellenistic
 
|Period=Hellenistic
 
|Metal=Bronze
 
|Metal=Bronze
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|Diameter=23
 
|Diameter=23
 
|Axis=11
 
|Axis=11
|Denomination=Tetrachalkon
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|Denomination=tetrachalkon
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|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 7315; Kovacs 2016, n° 167
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|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/artavesdes_ii_armenia.artaxata.kovacs.2016.166
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|Overstruck obverse description=Laureate head of Zeus r.
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|Overstruck reverse legend=AΠAMEΩN / THΣ IEPAΣ - KAI AΣYΛOY
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|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
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|Overstruck reverse description=Elephant walking r.
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|Overstruck mint=Apameia
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|Overstruck ancient region=Syria
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|Overstruck date from=100 BCE
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|Overstruck date to=50 BCE
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|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
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|Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 9, n° 1419;  Cohen 2011, n° 410
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|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/apameia_syria_bmc_3.5.14
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|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
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|Level of confidence=sure
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|Remarks="This coin was overstruck on an earlier issue of Apameia in Syria (HGC 9, 1419): the head of Zeus is still visible on the obverse whereas the reverse shows an elephant standing tothe right and parts of the legend (AΠ[AMEΩN] / TH[Σ IEΡAΣ] - KAI A[ΣΥΛOΥ] / Σ[...]). Unfortunately, the date is not fully readable, but it is likely ΣE = SE 237 = 76/5 BC"
 
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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1203


35 BCE - 34 BCE- | BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / [APTAYAΣΔOY]

Images
Overstriking coin
Artavasdes II on Apameia - Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Feb. 2021, 674.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Artavasdes II on Apameia - Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Feb. 2021, 674 overstruck variety.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : 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: 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 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: 8.668.66 g <br />8,660 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.: 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: Sear II1Sear II, n° 7315, Kovacs 20162Kovacs 2016, n° 167
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

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. : Apameia Ancient regionAncient region.  Syria Modern countryModern country: Syria AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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.. 50 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : HGC 93HGC 9, n° 1419, Cohen 20114Cohen 2011, n° 410
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: "This coin was overstruck on an earlier issue of Apameia in Syria (HGC 9, 1419): the head of Zeus is still visible on the obverse whereas the reverse shows an elephant standing tothe right and parts of the legend (AΠ[AMEΩN] / TH[Σ IEΡAΣ] - KAI A[ΣΥΛOΥ] / Σ[...]). Unfortunately, the date is not fully readable, but it is likely ΣE = SE 237 = 76/5 BC"

References

  1. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
  2. ^  Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.
  3. ^  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.
  4. ^  Cohen, Edward R. (2011), Dated coins of antiquity: a comprehensive catalogue of the coins and how their numbers came about, Lancaster, 652 p.