SO 1919 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Antioch
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+ | |Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Antioch_(Nercessian_1996,_n°96).png | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Antioch Tyche Tripod.JPG | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85071818 | ||
|Private collection=Y. T. Nercessian collection | |Private collection=Y. T. Nercessian 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=Heracles/Vahagn standing, holding lion's skin and club. In field, monograms. | |Reverse description=Heracles/Vahagn standing, holding lion's skin and club. In field, monograms. | ||
− | |Authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) | + | |Mint=Tigranocerta |
+ | |Ancient region=Armenia | ||
+ | |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 | ||
|Weight=4.16 | |Weight=4.16 | ||
|Diameter=18 | |Diameter=18 | ||
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=Nercessian, 1995, n° 74 ; Nercessian, 1996, p. 54, n° 96. |
− | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Tyche right, wearing turreted crown and veil | + | |Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, n° 99-103 ("Heracles type", units 1 and 2); Nercessian 1995, n° 65-72; Kovacs 2016, n° 78,82,86,90. |
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.78.82.86.90 | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Tyche right, wearing turreted crown and veil. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ | ||
− | |Overstruck reverse description=Tripod. In left field, A and star.In exergue, EKΣ | + | |Overstruck reverse description=Tripod. In left field, A and star.In exergue, EKΣ. |
|Overstruck mint=Antioch | |Overstruck mint=Antioch | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | ||
− | |Overstruck date from=88 | + | |Overstruck date from=88 BCE |
− | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck date to=88 BCE |
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Galatia, p. 153, n° 19; Butcher 2004 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/antiocheia_syria.butcher.2004.seleucid_era_b | ||
+ | |Remarks="Obv.: above and below, letters and date (visible on reverse: border of dots; rev.: (visible on obverse: tripod)" | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:10, 6 June 2024
80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Y. T. Nercessian 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 Heracles/Vahagn standing, holding lion's skin and club. In field, monograms. |
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 periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.164.16 g <br />4,160 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Nercessian, 1995, n° 74, Nercessian, 1996, p. 54, n° 96. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Bedoukian 19781 , Nercessian 19952 , Kovacs 20163 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tyche right, wearing turreted crown and veil. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ Tripod. In left field, A and star.In exergue, EKΣ. |
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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 88 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 88 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Galatia4 , Butcher 20045 | ||
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: border of dots; rev.: (visible on obverse: tripod)" |
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.