24 BCE - 24 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ/BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦΛNOVΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ
Overstriking coin
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Leu Numismatik, EA 28, 9 Dec. 2023, 1892
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bust left, wearing torque, diadem and drapery. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣIΛEΩΣ/BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦΛNOVΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ (Greek) King enthroned right in front of Tyche holding palm and cornucopia, above to right, crescent, in exergue, H[ΠC] APTEMI.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 24 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 24 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.: Billon http://nomisma.org/id/billon
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 9.319.31 g <br />9,310 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br />
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bust left with medium tapered beard wearing diadem and three-band torque with no visible end, no wart, four formal rows of curls with no ear visible, circular border of dots
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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In exergue, Greek word ΦΙΛΟΡΩΜΑΙΟΥ; seven-line Greek inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ / ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ / ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡ / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Greek) King wearing diadem seated right on throne, to his right, Tyche stands left presenting palm branch in right hand, and holding scepter in left, vertically behind Tyche,
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 26 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 26 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Attic
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References
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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rare and spread
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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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"This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm of Tiridates, Shore 55.7-9, a type known to have been struck at Seleukeia from March to May, 27 BC, with the word AYTOKPATΩP perfecly legible in the exergue"
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References
- a b Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.
- ^ Shore, Fred B. (1993), Parthian coins & history : ten dragons against Rome, Classical Numismatic Group, p.188
- ^ Fröhlich, Christine (2008), Monnaies indo-scythes et indo-parthes du Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : catalogue raisonné, Bibliothèque nationale de France, p.158, pl.29