| BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bust of Artavasdes right, wearing earring and Armenian tiara decorated with a star between floral designs and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. In left field, A.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN ΑΡΤΑΥΑZΔΟΥ Nike advancing left, holding wreath.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Modern countryModern country:
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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:
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Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 BC)
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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..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.034.03 g <br />4,030 mg <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Y. T. Nercessian, "Overstruck and countermarked coins of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia", Armenian numismatic journal 22/2-3 (1996), p. 23-62, pl. 1-6 (p. 56, no. 117).
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Y. T. Nercessian1Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 127-131, P. Z. Bedoukian2P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 132
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Buste of Tyche right, wearing necklace and turreted crown. Behind, palm branch. Border of dots (visible on obverse)
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Poseidon seated left on prow of galley, nude to waist, holding wreath and trident. As figure-head, Athena left, holding spear and shield. Above, Phoenician letters. Below, date and letter (visible on reverse).
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Aradus
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Syria (Phoenicia)
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Modern countryModern country: Syria
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 134 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
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G. F. Hill3G. F. Hill, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum: Phoenicia, London, 1910, p. 37, no. 302-310 and pl. V, no. 3-4.
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References
- ^ Y. T. Nercessian
- ^ P. Z. Bedoukian
- ^ G. F. Hill
