2793 - Seleuceia on the Hedyphon (Kamnaskires and Anzaze) (tetradrachm Kamnaskires and Anzaze/Zeus enthroned) over uncertain Parthian type (Roma Numismatics, EA 53, Feb. 2019, 465)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2793

82 BCE - 75 BCE | IΛCIΛEΩC KΛMNΛIKIPOY KΛI IΛIIΛIICHC ANZAZH (BAΣIΛEΩΣ KAMNΣKIROY KAI BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ ANZAZHΣ)

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, EA 53, 7 Feb. 2019, lot 465
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Private German collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Jugate and draped busts of Kamnaskires, diademed, and Anzaze, wearing stephane, left. Behind, anchor. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

IΛCIΛEΩC KΛMNΛIKIPOY KΛI IΛIIΛIICHC ANZAZH (BAΣIΛEΩΣ KAMNΣKIROY KAI BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ ANZAZHΣ) (Greek) Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and scepter. In exergue, date.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Seleuceia on the Hedyphon

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mesopotamia

Modern countryModern country: Irak

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:

Anzaze of Elymais, Kamnaskires IV, Kingdom of Elymais

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 82 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 75 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.8312.83 g <br />12,830 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	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).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Alram 19861Alram 1986, 454, Nelson 20112Nelson 2011, n° 470

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. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

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 ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a uncertain type, remnants of the undertype visible between 6h and 9h on the rev."

References

^ Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
^ Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster