2557 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Heracles) over Tyre (Melqart/palm tree) (Saryan coll. - Nercessian 1996, 103)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2557


79 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY

Images
Overstriking coin
Tigranocerta_over_Tyre_(Nercessian_1996, _n°103).PNG
Overstruck variety
Tyre_Melqart_Palmier.JPG [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : L. A. Saryan 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 (Greek) 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.: 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: Armenian kingdom, Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 79 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 68 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.643.64 g <br />3,640 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon Nomisma.org
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Nercessian 1996, p. 55, n° 103 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Bedoukian 19781Bedoukian 1978, n° 99-103 ("Heracles type", units 1 and 2), Nercessian 19952Nercessian 1995, n° 65-72, Nercessian 19963Nercessian 1996, p. 55, n° 103, Kovacs 20164Kovacs 2016, n° 78,82,86,90.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Melqarth right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin knotted around neck. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Palm-tree with fruits.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Tyre Ancient regionAncient region.  Phoenicia Modern countryModern country: Lebanon AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 99 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 99 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : BMC Phoenicia5BMC Phoenicia, p. 254, n° 251
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: "Obv.: above and below, letters and date (visible on obverse: border of dots; rev.: (visible on reverse: In field, HK and Phoenician letters, linear circle)"

References

  1. ^  Bedoukian, Paul Z. (1978), Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 81 p.
  2. ^  Nercessian, Yeghia T. (1995), Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles.
  3. ^  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
  4. ^  Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.
  5. ^  Hill, George Francis (1910), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XXIII : Phoenicia, London, The Trustees, p. 361, pl. 45.