2758 - Tigranocerta (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Seleuceia Pieria (Zeus/thunderbolt) (MacDonald coll. - Nercessian 1996, 76)
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Seleuceia_Pieria_(Nercessian_1996, _n°76).PNG | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Seleuceia_Pieria_Zeus_Thunderbolt.JPG | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=12404009 | ||
|Private collection=D. MacDonald collection | |Private collection=D. MacDonald 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 legend language=Greek | ||
|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=6.35 | |Weight=6.35 | ||
|Diameter=21 | |Diameter=21 | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=Nercessian 1996, p. 53, n° 76 |
| − | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. | + | |Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4); Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54; Nercessian 1996, p. 53, n° 76; Kovacs 2016, n° 124. |
| − | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΣΕΛΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ | + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124 |
| − | |Overstruck reverse description=Thunderbolt. | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΣΕΛΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Thunderbolt. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Seleuceia Pieria | |Overstruck mint=Seleuceia Pieria | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | ||
| − | |Overstruck date from=109 | + | |Overstruck date from=109 BCE |
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck date to=109 BCE |
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Galatia, p. 270, n° 15 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/seleuceia_pieria.bmc.7-10 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
| + | |Remarks="Obv.: above and below, letters (visible on reverse: In field, A and legend; rev.: (visible on obverse: border of dots)" | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 31 May 2024
80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Images
Overstriking coin
.PNG)
Tigranocerta_over_Seleuceia_Pieria_(Nercessian_1996, _n°76).PNG
Overstruck variety
Seleuceia_Pieria_Zeus_Thunderbolt.JPG [1]
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald 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 (Greek) 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: 6.356.35 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. 53, n° 76 | 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, Nercessian 19963Nercessian 1996, p. 53, n° 76, Kovacs 20164Kovacs 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.: | ΣΕΛΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ (Greek) Thunderbolt. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Seleuceia Pieria | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 109 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 109 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: | BMC Galatia5BMC Galatia, p. 270, n° 15 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Obv.: above and below, letters (visible on reverse: In field, A and legend; rev.: (visible on obverse: border of dots)" | ||
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.
- ^ Nercessian, Yeghia T. - Saryan, Levon T. (1996), "Overstruck and countermarked coins of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia", Armenian numismatic journal 22/2-3, p. 23-62, pl. 1-6
- ^ 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.
