2402 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (CNG, EA 217, Aug. 2009, 126)
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|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=&company=30&auction=902 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=&company=30&auction=902 | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Aradus Astarte bull Paris.jpg | |Image overstruck variety=Aradus Astarte bull Paris.jpg | ||
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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=70 BCE | |Date from=70 BCE | ||
|Date to=66 BCE | |Date to=66 BCE | ||
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|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination=tetrachalkon | |Denomination=tetrachalkon | ||
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |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 web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124 | ||
|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 zibu galloping left. Above and below, letters and date (visible on obverse: date CY (year 166)) | |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 BCE |
− | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck date to=94 BCE |
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Phoenicia, p. 4à, n° 325-345 (325); Duyrat 2005, n° 4422-4602 | ||
|Remarks=" Overstruck on a bronze coin of Arados (BMC 325), dated CY 166 (94/3 BC). " | |Remarks=" Overstruck on a bronze coin of Arados (BMC 325), dated CY 166 (94/3 BC). " | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 7 May 2024
70 BCE - 66 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
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: | 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. 70 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 66 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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: | Bedoukian 19781Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4), Nercessian 19952Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54, Kovacs 20163Kovacs 2016, n° 124. | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 94 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Phoenicia4BMC Phoenicia, p. 4à, n° 325-345 (325), Duyrat 20055Duyrat 2005, n° 4422-4602 |
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). " |
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.
- ^ Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.
- ^ Hill, George Francis (1910), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XXIII : Phoenicia, London, The Trustees, p. 361, pl. 45.
- ^ Duyrat, Frédérique (2005), Arados hellénistique. Etude historique et monétaire, Beirut