80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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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.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY (Greek) 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.
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Mint and issuing power
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
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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: 7.637.63 g <br />7,630 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Maksudian 1989, n° 2, 2
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Bedoukian 19781Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4), Maksudian 19892Maksudian 1989, n° 2, 2, Nercessian 19953Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54, Nercessian 19964Nercessian 1996, p. 49, n° 21, Kovacs 20165Kovacs 2016, n° 124
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Astarte-Europa right (visible on obverse)
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Humped bull galloping left (visible on reverse: traces).
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Aradus
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Phoenicia
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Modern countryModern country: Syria
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 95 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 68 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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frequent
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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sure
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"Undertype, Obv.: Bust of Astarte-Europa to right, wearing stephane and veil over back of head. Border of dots. Rev.: Humped bull galloping to left with head to front. Above and below, letters and date"
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References
- ^ Bedoukian, Paul Z. (1978), Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 81 p.
- ^ Maksudian, William (1989), "Coins overstruck by Tigranes the Great", Armenian Numismatic Journal 15, p. 51-57.
- ^ Nercessian, Yeghia T. (1995), Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles.
- ^ Nercessian, Yeghia T. - Saryan, Levon T. (1996), "Overstruck and countermarked coins of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia", Armenian numismatic journal 22/2-3, p. 23-62, pl. 1-6
- ^ 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 (2005), Arados hellénistique. Etude historique et monétaire, Beirut
