SO 1843 - Artaxata? over Antioch
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|Overstruck mint=Antioch | |Overstruck mint=Antioch | ||
|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=Armenian kingdom; Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) |
|Overstruck date from=92 BCE | |Overstruck date from=92 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=92 BCE | |Overstruck date to=92 BCE |
Latest revision as of 14:24, 15 May 2024
80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Images
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 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: 6.356.35 g <br />6,350 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon ![]() |
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Nercessian, 1996, p. 48, n° 12. | 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 Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ Zeus seated left, wearing himation, holding Nike and scepter. |
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: | 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. 92 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 92 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Galatia4BMC Galatia, p. 153, n° 12, Butcher 20045Butcher 2004 | ||
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 obverse: all the type; rev.: (visible on reverse: traces of undertype and part of legend)" |
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.
- ^ Wroth, Warwick William (1899), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XXI : Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria, London, The Trustees, p. 341, pl. XXXVIII.
- ^ Butcher, Kevin (2004), Coinage in Roman Syria : Northern Syria, 64 BC-AD 253. London : Royal Numismatic Society.