27907 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Mithradates II) (tetradrachm bust of the king/seated archer) over uncertain Seleucid (Antiochus) type (Numismatica Ars Classica, 84, May 2015, 1586)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 27907


120 BCE - 109 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOV APΣAKOV ΕΠIΦANOVΣ

Images
Overstriking coin
Mithradates_II_CNG,_108,_16_May_2018,_lot_402.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Numismatica Ars Classica, 84, 20 May 2015, 1586 = CNG, 108, 16 May 2018, 402

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed bust left ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOV APΣAKOV ΕΠIΦANOVΣ (Greek) Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow, palm to outer right, TV in exergue
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: Parthian Empire, Mithradates II of Parthia (king of Parthia, 124-91 BCE)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 120 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 109 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.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.9915.99 g <br />15,990 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 /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sellwood 19801Sellwood 1980, n° 24.4, Shore 19932Shore 1993, n° 67, Nelson 20113Nelson 2011, n° 284
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck on an uncertain Seleukid tetradrachm" (nb: name ANTIOXOY)

References

  1. ^  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. ^  Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster