27896 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Phraates IV) (tetradrachm bust of the king/king and Tyche) over Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Tiridates I) (bust of the king/king and Tyche) (Leu Numismatik, EA 28, Dec. 2023, 1892)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 27896


24 BCE - 24 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ/BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦΛNOVΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ

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Overstriking coin
Phraates_IV_Leu_Numismatik,_EA_28,_9_Dec._2023,_1892.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Tiridates.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Leu Numismatik, EA 28, 9 Dec. 2023, 1892

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Bust left, wearing torque, diadem and drapery. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: 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.
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 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: Phraates IV of Parthia (king of Parthia, 37-2 BCE), Parthian Empire
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 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.: Billon http://nomisma.org/id/billon WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 9.319.31 g <br />9,310 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sellwood 19801Sellwood 1980, n° 51.32, Shore 19932Shore 1993, n° 272, Fröhlich 20083Fröhlich 2008
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: 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 ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: 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,
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. : Tiridates I of Parthia, Parthian Empire, Roman Republic
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 Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Sellwood 19801Sellwood 1980, n° 55
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: "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"

References

  1. a b  Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.
  2. ^  Shore, Fred B. (1993), Parthian coins & history : ten dragons against Rome, Classical Numismatic Group, p.188
  3. ^  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