3415 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1995, 75)
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| + | |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) | + | |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 | + | |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 | + | |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 15:34, 30 April 2024
80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Images
Overstriking coin
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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  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: 5.225.22 g <br />5,220 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon
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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 periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nercessian, Yeghia T. (1995), "A hoard of copper coins of Tigranes II", Armenian numismatic journal 21/1, p. 3-14
- ^ Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.
- ^ Duyrat, Frédérique (2005), Arados hellénistique. Etude historique et monétaire, Beirut
