3415 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1995, 75)
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+ | |Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Aradus_(Nercessian_1995b,_n°75).PNG.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8480028b# | ||
+ | |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= | + | |Mint=Tigranocerta |
|Ancient region=Armenia | |Ancient region=Armenia | ||
− | |Authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) | + | |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=5.22 | |Weight=5.22 | ||
|Diameter=21 | |Diameter=21 | ||
|Axis=12 h | |Axis=12 h | ||
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=Nercessian, 1995b, p. 3-14, n° 75 |
+ | |Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4); Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54; Nercessian 1995b, p. 3-14, n° 73; . | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Astarte-Europa right (visible on obverse) | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Astarte-Europa right (visible on obverse) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Poseidon, nude to waist, seated left on prow of galley left. Traces of figure head Athena left. Below, date and letters (visible on reverse) | |Overstruck reverse description=Poseidon, nude to waist, seated left on prow of galley left. Traces of figure head Athena left. Below, date and letters (visible on reverse) |
Revision as of 15:21, 30 April 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 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: | 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: 5.225.22 g <br />5,220 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Nercessian, 1995b, p. 3-14, n° 75 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Bedoukian 19781 , Nercessian 19952 , Nercessian 1995b3 , [[.]]4 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Astarte-Europa right (visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Poseidon, nude to waist, seated left on prow of galley left. Traces of figure head Athena left. Below, date and letters (visible on reverse) |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Aradus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Syria (Phoenicia) | Modern countryModern country: Syria | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
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. (1995), "A hoard of copper coins of Tigranes II", Armenian numismatic journal 21/1, p. 3-14
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