2402 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (CNG, EA 217, Aug. 2009, 126)
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| − | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 217 (26/08/2009), | + | |Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(CNG,_EA_217,_Aug._2009,_126).jpg |
| + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=&company=30&auction=902 | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Aradus Astarte bull Paris.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85355843 | ||
| + | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 217 (26/08/2009), n° 126 | ||
|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=70 | + | |Date from=70 BCE |
| − | |Date to=66 | + | |Date to=66 BCE |
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=6.28 | |Weight=6.28 | ||
|Diameter=21 | |Diameter=21 | ||
| − | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
| + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon | ||
|Coin series reference=Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 48-54;P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4). | |Coin series reference=Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 48-54;P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4). | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane and veil. Border of dots (visible on reverse) | |Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane and veil. Border of dots (visible on reverse) | ||
| − | |Overstruck reverse description=Humped | + | |Overstruck reverse description=Humped zibu galloping left. Above and below, letters and date (visible on obverse: date CY (year 166)) |
|Overstruck mint=Aradus | |Overstruck mint=Aradus | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia) | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia) | ||
|Overstruck date from=94 | |Overstruck date from=94 | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=G. F. Hill, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum: Phoenicia, London, 1910, p. 40, no. 325-345 (325) | |Coin series reference overstruck=G. F. Hill, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum: Phoenicia, London, 1910, p. 40, no. 325-345 (325) | ||
| + | |Remarks=" Overstruck on a bronze coin of Arados (BMC 325), dated CY 166 (94/3 BC). " | ||
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Revision as of 16:11, 7 May 2024
70 BCE - 66 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group EA 217 (26/08/2009), n° 126 | |
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. 70 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
| 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: 6.286.28 g <br />6,280 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Y. T. Nercessian1Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 48-54, P. Z. Bedoukian2P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4). |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane and veil. Border of dots (visible on reverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Humped zibu galloping left. Above and below, letters and date (visible on obverse: date CY (year 166)) |
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. 94 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | G. F. Hill3G. F. Hill, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum: Phoenicia, London, 1910, p. 40, no. 325-345 (325) |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | " Overstruck on a bronze coin of Arados (BMC 325), dated CY 166 (94/3 BC). " | ||
