SO 2028 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim over uncertain mint
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin reference=Allotte de la Fuÿe 1904, p.174-196, n° 2 | |Coin reference=Allotte de la Fuÿe 1904, p.174-196, n° 2 | ||
− | |Coin series reference=Sellwood 1980, n°46.1-4 | + | |Coin series reference=Sellwood 1980, n°46.1-4; Shore 1993, n°21; Callataÿ 1994c, n°1; Nelson 2011, n°367 |
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΚΙΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΚΙΟΥ | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread |
Latest revision as of 15:03, 8 May 2024
57 BCE - 37 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦΛNOVΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Allotte de la Fuÿe collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust left, wearing torque ending in sea-horse or griffin, diadem and drapery. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦΛNOVΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ (Greek) Orodes enthroned right in front of Tyche holding palm and cornucopia. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seleuceia ad Tigrim | Ancient regionAncient region. | Mesopotamia | Modern countryModern country: Iraq | 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: | Orodes II (king of Parthia, 57-37 BCE), Parthian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 57 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 37 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm ![]() |
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Allotte de la Fuÿe 1904, p.174-196, n° 2 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sellwood 19801Sellwood 1980, n°46.1-4, Shore 19932Shore 1993, n°21, Callataÿ 1994c3Callataÿ 1994c, n°1, Nelson 20114Nelson 2011, n°367 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΚΙΟΥ |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: | "Sous le siège, deux points ? ou peut-être des lettres; à l'exergue, à l'emplacement habituel du nom du mois, un fragment de légende ....ΚΙΟΥ.... appartenant à une pièce antérieure" |
References
- ^ Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.
- ^ Shore, Fred B. (1993), Parthian coins & history : ten dragons against Rome, Classical Numismatic Group, p.188
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1994), Les tétradrachmes d'Orodès II et de Phraate IV. Etude du rythme de leur production monétaire à la lumière d'une grande trouvaille, Studia Iranica 14, Paris, 96 p., 20 pl.
- ^ Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster