2596 - Tigranocerta (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Marathus (Zeus/cornucopiae) (Nercessian coll. - Nercessian 1995, 72)

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|Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Marathus_(Nercessian_1996, _n°71).PNG
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|Image overstruck variety=Marathus Zeus Cornucopiae.JPG
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|Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8536264m
 
|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=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=Artaxata?
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|Mint=Tigranocerta
 
|Ancient region=Armenia
 
|Ancient region=Armenia
|Authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC)
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|Authority=Armenian kingdom; Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC)
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|Date from=80 BCE
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|Date to=68 BCE
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|Period=Hellenistic
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|Metal=Bronze
 
|Weight=6.4
 
|Weight=6.4
 
|Diameter=21
 
|Diameter=21
|Axis=12 h
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|Axis=12
|Coin reference=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. 52, no. 71). ; Y. T. Nercessian, "A hoard of copper coins of Tigranes II", Armenian numismatic journal 21/1 (1995), p. 3-14, no. 72 ; Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 60.
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|Denomination=tetrachalkon
|Coin series reference=Y.  T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 48-54 or 60.;P. 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).
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|Coin reference=Nercessian, 1995, n° 60 ; Nercessian, 1995, p. 3-14, 72 ; Nercessian, 1996, p. 52, n° 71.
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots (visible on reverse)
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|Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4); Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54; Kovacs 2016, n° 124.
|Overstruck reverse description=Double cornucopiae tied with a thin band of ribbons. In field, date and mint letters (visible on obverse)
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|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124
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|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath.
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|Overstruck reverse description=Double cornucopiae tied with a thin band of ribbons.
 
|Overstruck mint=Marathus
 
|Overstruck mint=Marathus
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia)
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Phoenicia)
|Overstruck date from=113
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|Overstruck date from=113 BCE
|Coin series reference overstruck=G. F. Hill, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum: Phoenicia, London, 1910, p. 125, no. 37
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|Overstruck date to=113 BCE
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|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
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|Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Phoenicia, p. 125, n° 37 ; Duyrat 2002, serie 13
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|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/marathus.duyrat.2002.13
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|Remarks="Obv.: above and below, letters and date (visible on reverse: In field, date and mint letters; rev.: (visible on obverse: border of dots)"
 
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Latest revision as of 16:03, 31 May 2024

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2596


80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY

Images
Overstriking coin
Tigranocerta_over_Marathus_(Nercessian_1996, _n°71).PNG
Overstruck variety
Marathus Zeus Cornucopiae.JPG [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : 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 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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.46.4 g <br />6,400 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Nercessian, 1995, n° 60, Nercessian, 1995, p. 3-14, n° 72, Nercessian, 1996, p. 52, n° 71. 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.: Double cornucopiae tied with a thin band of ribbons.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Marathus Ancient regionAncient region.  Syria (Phoenicia) Modern countryModern country: Syria AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 113 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 113 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : BMC Phoenicia4BMC Phoenicia, p. 125, n° 37, Duyrat 20025Duyrat 2002, serie 13
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: In field, date and mint letters; rev.: (visible on obverse: border of dots)"

References

  1. ^  Bedoukian, Paul Z. (1978), Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 81 p.
  2. ^  Nercessian, Yeghia T. (1995), Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles.
  3. ^  Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.
  4. ^  Hill, George Francis (1910), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XXIII : Phoenicia, London, The Trustees, p. 361, pl. 45.
  5. ^  Duyrat, Frédérique (2002), "Les ateliers monétaires de Phénicie du Nord à l'époque hellénistique", in Christian Augé, and Frédérique Duyrat (eds.), Les monnayages syriens. Quel apport pour l'histoire du Proche-Orient hellénistique et romain ?, Beirut, p. 21-70.