23663 - Tigranocerta (tetrachalkon Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Leu Numismatik, EA 28, Dec. 2023, 1584)
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|Sale=Leu Numismatik, EA 28, 9 Dec. 2023, 1584 | |Sale=Leu Numismatik, EA 28, 9 Dec. 2023, 1584 | ||
|Private collection=From a European collection, formed before 2005 | |Private collection=From a European collection, formed before 2005 | ||
| + | |Obverse description=Draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing five-pointed tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem | ||
| + | |Reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ - B]AΣIΛEΩN / TIΓPANOY | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Reverse description=Tyche of Antioch seated to right on rock, holding palm branch in her right hand; below, river-god Orontes swimming right | ||
| + | |Mint=Tigranocerta | ||
| + | |Ancient region=Armenia | ||
| + | |Authority=Armenian kingdom | ||
| + | |Date from=83 BCE | ||
| + | |Date to=68 BCE | ||
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
| + | |Weight=5.71 | ||
| + | |Diameter=23 | ||
| + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Veiled bust of Astarte right | |Overstruck obverse description=Veiled bust of Astarte right | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Humped bull charging left | |Overstruck reverse description=Humped bull charging left | ||
|Overstruck mint=Aradus | |Overstruck mint=Aradus | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria | ||
| − | + | |Overstruck date from=69 BCE | |
| − | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck date to=66 BCE |
| − | |Overstruck date to= | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Duyrat 2005, n° 4422-4602; HGC 10, n° 80 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Duyrat 2005, n° 4422-4602; HGC 10, n° 80 | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 25 November 2023
83 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ - B]AΣIΛEΩN / TIΓPANOY
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Leu Numismatik, EA 28, 9 Dec. 2023, 1584 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From a European collection, formed before 2005 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing five-pointed tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ - B]AΣIΛEΩN / TIΓPANOY (Greek) Tyche of Antioch seated to right on rock, holding palm branch in her right hand, below, river-god Orontes swimming right |
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 |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 83 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: 5.715.71 g <br />5,710 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).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Veiled bust of Astarte right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Humped bull charging left |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Aradus | 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. 69 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 66 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: | Duyrat 20051Duyrat 2005, n° 4422-4602, HGC 102HGC 10, n° 80 | ||
| 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 a civic bronze coin from Arados with the veiled bust of Astarte on the obverse and a bull on the reverse" | ||
