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− | |Sale=Triton | + | |Image overstriking coin=CNG_473.png |
+ | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=157161 | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Ref Phraatakes Musa2.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2837499 | ||
+ | |Sale=Triton VII, 12 Jan. 2004, 473 | ||
|Obverse legend=BAΣIΛEYΣ BACILEΩN ONΩNHΣ | |Obverse legend=BAΣIΛEYΣ BACILEΩN ONΩNHΣ | ||
+ | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Bust of king left. | |Obverse description=Bust of king left. | ||
− | |Reverse legend= | + | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ |
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm; BKT (year) before, GORP[IAIOV] (month) in exergue. | |Reverse description=Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm; BKT (year) before, GORP[IAIOV] (month) in exergue. | ||
|Mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | |Mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | ||
|Ancient region=Mesopotamia | |Ancient region=Mesopotamia | ||
− | |Authority=Vonones I (king of the | + | |Authority=Vonones I of Parthia (king of the Parthia, 8-12 AD); Parthian Empire |
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=8 CE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=12 CE |
+ | |Period=Roman | ||
+ | |Metal=Billon | ||
|Weight=12.26 | |Weight=12.26 | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=157161 |
− | |Overstruck obverse description= | + | |Coin series reference=Sellwood 1980, n°60.1-4; Shore 1993, n°328; Nelson 2011, n°406 |
− | |Overstruck reverse description= | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Diademed and draped bust of Phraates IV to left, wearing torque and being crowned by two Nikai flying right and left. |
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΘEAΣ OYPANIAΣ MOYΣHΣ BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Draped bust of Musa to left, wearing elaborate crown and necklace with medallion; to left, monogram | ||
|Overstruck mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | |Overstruck mint=Seleuceia ad Tigrim | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Mesopotamia | |Overstruck ancient region=Mesopotamia | ||
− | |Overstruck authority=Phraates IV (king of | + | |Overstruck authority=Musa of Parthia (queen of Parthia, 2 BCE-4 CE); Phraates IV of Parthia (king of Parthia, 37-2 BCE); Parthian Empire |
+ | |Overstruck date from=2 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=4 CE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Roman | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
− | |Coin series reference overstruck=Sellwood type 58 | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Sellwood 1980, n°58.1-5; Shore 1993, n°324; Nelson 2011, n°404 |
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
+ | |Remarks="Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Phraatakes and Musa (Sellwood type 58): on the obverse, ...OYCHC BA... which appears behind the head of Musa is visible; on the reverse, the Nike crowning the top of Phraatakes’ head is visible" | ||
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Revision as of 12:19, 13 May 2024
8 CE - 12 CEBAΣIΛEYΣ BACILEΩN ONΩNHΣ | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triton VII, 12 Jan. 2004, 473 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | BAΣIΛEYΣ BACILEΩN ONΩNHΣ (Greek) Bust of king left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Greek) Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm, BKT (year) before, GORP[IAIOV] (month) in exergue. |
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: | Vonones I of Parthia (king of the Parthia, 8-12 AD), Parthian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 8 CE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 12 CE | Roman from 30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Billon http://nomisma.org/id/billon | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.2612.26 g <br />12,260 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm | |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=157161 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sellwood 19801 , Shore 19932 , Nelson 20113 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed and draped bust of Phraates IV to left, wearing torque and being crowned by two Nikai flying right and left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΘEAΣ OYPANIAΣ MOYΣHΣ BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ (Greek) Draped bust of Musa to left, wearing elaborate crown and necklace with medallion, to left, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Seleuceia ad Tigrim | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Mesopotamia | Modern countryModern country: Iraq | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Musa of Parthia (queen of Parthia, 2 BCE-4 CE), Phraates IV of Parthia (king of Parthia, 37-2 BCE), Parthian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 2 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 4 CE | Roman from 30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Sellwood 19801 , Shore 19932 , Nelson 20113 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Phraatakes and Musa (Sellwood type 58): on the obverse, ...OYCHC BA... which appears behind the head of Musa is visible; on the reverse, the Nike crowning the top of Phraatakes’ head is visible" |
References
- a b Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.
- a b Shore, Fred B. (1993), Parthian coins & history : ten dragons against Rome, Classical Numismatic Group, p.188
- a b Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster