SO 1919 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Antioch
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|Reverse description=Heracles/Vahagn standing, holding lion's skin and club. In field, monograms. | |Reverse description=Heracles/Vahagn standing, holding lion's skin and club. In field, monograms. | ||
|Authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) | |Authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) | ||
− | |Weight=4 | + | |Weight=4.16 |
|Diameter=18 | |Diameter=18 | ||
|Coin reference=Y. T. Nercessian, "Overstruck and countermarked coins of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia", Armenian numismatic journal 22/2-3 (1996), p. 23-62, pl. 1-6 (p. 54, no. 96). ; Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 74 | |Coin reference=Y. T. Nercessian, "Overstruck and countermarked coins of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia", Armenian numismatic journal 22/2-3 (1996), p. 23-62, pl. 1-6 (p. 54, no. 96). ; Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 74 |
Revision as of 18:51, 16 August 2022
| BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Images
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 Heracles/Vahagn standing, holding lion's skin and club. In field, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region. | Modern countryModern country: | 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) |
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
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.164.16 g <br />4,160 mg <br /> | ||
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Y. T. Nercessian, "Overstruck and countermarked coins of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia", Armenian numismatic journal 22/2-3 (1996), p. 23-62, pl. 1-6 (p. 54, no. 96)., Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 74 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Y. T. Nercessian1Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 65-72 or 74, P. Z. Bedoukian2P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 99-103 ("Heracles type", units 1 and 2). |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tyche right, wearing turreted crown and veil. Border of dots (visible on reverse). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ Tripod. In left field, A and star.In exergue, EKΣ (visible on obverse: tripod). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Antioch | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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. 88 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: | W. A. Wroth3W. A. Wroth, Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria, London, 1899, p. 153, no. 19 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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