SO 1843 - Artaxata? over Antioch
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Antioch_(Nercessian_1996,_n°12).PNG | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Antioch_Zeus_Zeus.JPG | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8507209w | ||
|Private collection=L. A. Saryan collection | |Private collection=L. A. Saryan collection | ||
|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= | + | |Date from=80 BCE |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=68 |
|Weight=6.35 | |Weight=6.35 | ||
|Diameter=21 | |Diameter=21 | ||
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|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | ||
|Overstruck authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) | ||
| − | |Overstruck date from=92 | + | |Overstruck date from=92 BCE |
| + | |Overstruck date to=92 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=W. A. Wroth, Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria, London, 1899, p. 153, no. 12 | |Coin series reference overstruck=W. A. Wroth, Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria, London, 1899, p. 153, no. 12 | ||
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Revision as of 14:05, 15 May 2024
80 BCE - 68 | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Images
Overstriking coin
.PNG)
Tigranocerta_over_Antioch_(Nercessian_1996,_n°12).PNG
Overstruck variety
Antioch_Zeus_Zeus.JPG [1]
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | L. A. Saryan collection |
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 | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.356.35 g <br />6,350 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Y. T. Nercessian, "Overstruck and countermarked coins of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia", Armenian numismatic journal 22/2-3 (1996), p. 23-62, pl. 1-6 (p. 48, no. 12). | 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.: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots (visible on obverse: all the type). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ Zeus seated left, wearing himation, holding Nike and scepter (visible on reverse: traces of undertype and part of legend). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Antioch | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 92 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 92 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: | W. A. Wroth3W. A. Wroth, Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria, London, 1899, p. 153, no. 12 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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