28212 - Tyana? (Ariarathes IV) (tetradrachm Ariarathes/ seated Athena nicephorus) over uncertain type (Münzen & Medaillen, 27, May 2008, 2136)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 28212

220 BCE - 163 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ - ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Münzen & Medaillen, 27, 28 May 2008, 2136 = Bertolami, 109, 4 May 2022, 180
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From the Bono Simonetta Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Draped and diademed bust r., fillet border

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ - ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΥ (Greek) Athena Nikephoros seated l., resting elbow on shield ornamented with Gorgoneion, transverse spear behind, on l., owl on bunch of grapes, in field, monogram

Mint and issuing power

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

Tyana

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cappadocia

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:

Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia (220-163 BCE), Cappadocian kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 220 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 163 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: 15.7915.79 g <br />15,790 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.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

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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

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Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Leichte Überprägungsspuren"