2714 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Heracles) over Demetrius II (Demetrius/Nike) (Nercessian 1996, 102)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2714


79 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY

Images
Overstriking coin
Tigranocerta_over_uncertain_Seleucid_mint_(Nercessian_1996, _102).PNG
Overstruck variety
Seleuceia_ad_Tigrim_Demetrius_Nike.png [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : 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 (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: 2.622.62 g <br />2,620 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon Nomisma.org
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1616 mm <br />1.6 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Nercessian 1996, p. 54, n° 102. 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. 54, n° 102, 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.: Bust of Demetrius right, wearing diadem. Border of dots (visible on obverse). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Greek) Nike stading left, holding wreath. Border of dots (visible on reverse).
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 authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Demetrius II Nicator (Seleucid king, 145-140 and 129-125 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 146 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 146 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : BMC Seleucid kings of Syria5BMC Seleucid kings of Syria, p. 60, n° 26
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:

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. ^  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.