2808 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Hirsch, 166, May 1990, 503)
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− | |Sale=G. Hirsch 166 (16-19/05/1990), | + | |Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(Nercessian_1996,_n°44).PNG |
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Aradus Astarte bull Paris.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85355843 | ||
+ | |Sale=G. Hirsch 166 (16-19/05/1990), n° 503 | ||
|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=80 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=68 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Diameter=23 | |Diameter=23 | ||
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=Nercessian, 1996, p. 50, n° 44 |
− | |Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane and veil. | + | |Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4); Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54; Kovacs 2016, n° 124. |
− | |Overstruck reverse description=Humped | + | |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. | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Humped zebu galloping left. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Aradus | |Overstruck mint=Aradus | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia) | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia) | ||
− | |Overstruck date from=85 | + | |Overstruck date from=85 BCE |
− | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck date to=85 BCE |
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Phoenicia, p. 41, n° 325-345 (333); Duyrat 2005, n° 4422-4602 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aradus.duyrat.2005.4422-4602 | ||
+ | |Remarks="Obv.: above and below, letters and date (visible on reverse: head and forlegs of the bull, K, POE; rev.: border of dots (visible on obverse)" | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 8 May 2024
80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Images
Overstruck variety
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Aradus Astarte bull Paris.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | G. Hirsch 166 (16-19/05/1990), n° 503 | |
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. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 68 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
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: | Nercessian, 1996, p. 50, n° 44 | 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. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Humped zebu galloping left. |
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. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Phoenicia4BMC Phoenicia, p. 41, n° 325-345 (333), Duyrat 20055Duyrat 2005, n° 4422-4602 | ||
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: | "Obv.: above and below, letters and date (visible on reverse: head and forlegs of the bull, K, POE; rev.: border of dots (visible on obverse)" |
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