2402 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (CNG, EA 217, Aug. 2009, 126)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2402

70 BCE - 66 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY

Images

Overstriking coin

Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(CNG, _EA_217, _Aug._2009, _126).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Aradus Astarte bull Paris.jpg [2]

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}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

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:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes ii armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124

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}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

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

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+|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.
 |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.
-|Mint=Artaxata?
+|Mint=Tigranocerta
 |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
+|Date from=70 BCE
-|Date to=66
+|Date to=66 BCE
+|Period=Hellenistic
+|Metal=Bronze
 |Weight=6.28
 |Diameter=21
-|Axis=12 h
+|Axis=12
-|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).
+|Denomination=tetrachalkon
+|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 reverse description=Humped bull 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 ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia)
-|Overstruck date from=94
+|Overstruck date from=94 BCE
-|Coin series reference overstruck=G. F. Hill, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum: Phoenicia, London, 1910, p. 40, no. 325-345 (325)
+|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). "
 }}