2446 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Gorny & Mosch, 200, Oct. 2011, 2018)
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| − | |Sale=Gorny & Mosch 200 (10/10/2011), | + | |Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(Gorny_&_Mosch, _200, _Oct._2011, _2018).PNG |
| + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1105117 | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Aradus Astarte bull Paris.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85355843 | ||
| + | |Sale=Gorny & Mosch 200 (10/10/2011), n° 2018 | ||
|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=Armenian kingdom; Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) |
| + | |Date from=80 BCE | ||
| + | |Date to=68 BCE | ||
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=6.9 | |Weight=6.9 | ||
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon |
| − | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Astarte-Europa right | + | |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=Head of Astarte-Europa right. | ||
| + | |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=86 | + | |Overstruck date from=86 BCE |
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck=Duyrat, Arados | + | |Overstruck date to=86 BCE |
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Duyrat 2005, n° 4422-4602 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aradus.duyrat.2005.4422-4602 | ||
| + | |Remarks="The obverse shows a leaping zeubstier n. l. and the date ΡΟΔ (= year 174 of the Lokalaera). This coin image is minted as the reverse in the Phoenician Arados 86 - 85 BC." | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:44, 8 May 2024
80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Gorny & Mosch 200 (10/10/2011), n° 2018 | |
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: 6.96.9 g <br />6,900 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon
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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.: | Head of Astarte-Europa right. | 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. 86 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 86 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 20054Duyrat 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: | "The obverse shows a leaping zeubstier n. l. and the date ΡΟΔ (= year 174 of the Lokalaera). This coin image is minted as the reverse in the Phoenician Arados 86 - 85 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.
- ^ Duyrat, Frédérique (2005), Arados hellénistique. Etude historique et monétaire, Beirut
