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 | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Marathus Zeus Cornucopiae.JPG | ||
|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= | + | |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=6.4 | |Weight=6.4 | ||
|Diameter=21 | |Diameter=21 | ||
− | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=Nercessian, 1995, n° 60 ; Nercessian, 1995, p. 3-14, n° 72 ; Nercessian, 1996, p. 52, n° 71. |
− | |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; Kovacs 2016, n° 124. |
− | |Overstruck reverse description=Double cornucopiae tied with a thin band of ribbons. | + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124 |
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
+ | |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 | + | |Overstruck date from=113 BCE |
− | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck date to=113 BCE |
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Phoenicia, p. 125, n° 37 ; Duyrat 2002, serie 13 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/marathus.duyrat.2002.13 | ||
+ | |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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Revision as of 15:31, 31 May 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: 6.46.4 g <br />6,400 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.: 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 19781 , Nercessian 19952 , Kovacs 20163 |
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. ᵖ: | Marathus | 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. 113 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 113 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Phoenicia4 , Duyrat 20025 | ||
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hill, George Francis (1910), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XXIII : Phoenicia, London, The Trustees, p. 361, pl. 45.
- ^ 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.