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| + | |Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_uncertain_mint_(Nercessian_1996,_111).png | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Uncertain_mint_under_Antiochus_VIII_Antiochus-Cleopatra_Nike.png | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8575028v | ||
|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 TIΓPANOY | |Reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY | ||
|Reverse description=Horse left. Above, letters. Below, ΔΗΜ. | |Reverse description=Horse left. Above, letters. Below, ΔΗΜ. | ||
| − | |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=70 BCE | ||
| + | |Date to=69 BCE | ||
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=5.39 | |Weight=5.39 | ||
|Diameter=20 | |Diameter=20 | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=Nercessian, 1995, n° 119 ; Nercessian, 1996, p. 55, n° 111. |
| − | |Overstruck obverse description=Jugate heads of Antiochos, wearing diadem and Cleopatra, wearing diadem, stephane and veil, right. | + | |Coin series reference=Nercessian 1995, n° 119; Kovacs 2016, n° 97. |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.97 | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Jugate heads of Antiochos, wearing diadem and Cleopatra, wearing diadem, stephane and veil, right. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΘΕΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΘΕΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ | ||
| − | |Overstruck reverse description=Nike left, holding wreath. | + | |Overstruck reverse description=Nike left, holding wreath. |
| − | |Overstruck authority=Antiochus VIII Grypus (Seleucid king, 121/0-97/6 BC) ; Cleopatra Thea (Seleucid queen, 150-121 BC) | + | |Overstruck mint=Uncertain mint |
| − | |Overstruck date from=125 | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria |
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck authority=Antiochus VIII Grypus (Seleucid king, 121/0-97/6 BC); Cleopatra Thea (Seleucid queen, 150-121 BC); Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
| + | |Overstruck date from=125 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=125 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Seleucid kings of Syria, p. 86, n° 7 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.2265 | ||
| + | |Remarks="Obv.: above and below, letters and date (visible on obverse: border of dots; rev.: (visible on reverse: In left field, H. Below, star, upper part of Nike)" | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:59, 5 June 2024
70 BCE - 69 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY
Images
Overstriking coin
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Tigranocerta_over_uncertain_mint_(Nercessian_1996,_111).png
Overstruck variety
Uncertain_mint_under_Antiochus_VIII_Antiochus-Cleopatra_Nike.png [1]
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 TIΓPANOY Horse left. Above, letters. Below, ΔΗΜ. |
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. 70 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 69 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.395.39 g <br />5,390 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Nercessian, 1995, n° 119, Nercessian, 1996, p. 55, n° 111. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Nercessian 19951Nercessian 1995, n° 119, Kovacs 20162Kovacs 2016, n° 97. |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Jugate heads of Antiochos, wearing diadem and Cleopatra, wearing diadem, stephane and veil, right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΘΕΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ Nike left, holding wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Uncertain mint | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Syria | Modern countryModern country: unknown | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Antiochus VIII Grypus (Seleucid king, 121/0-97/6 BC), Cleopatra Thea (Seleucid queen, 150-121 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 125 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 125 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Seleucid kings of Syria3BMC Seleucid kings of Syria, p. 86, n° 7 | ||
| 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 obverse: border of dots; rev.: (visible on reverse: In left field, H. Below, star, upper part of Nike)" | ||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gardner, Percy (1878), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XXII : The Seleucid kings of Syria, London, The Trustees, p. 126, pl. 28.
