38 BCE - 2 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ/BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦΛNOVΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ
Overstriking coin
Phraates_IV_New_York_Sale_XXXIV, _6_Jan._2015, _301.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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New York Sale, 34, 6 Jan. 2015, 301 = Baldwin, 100, 27 Sept. 2016, 331
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| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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Sellwood collection
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bust left, wearing torque, diadem and drapery. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣIΛEΩΣ/BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦΛNOVΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ (Greek) King enthroned right in front of Tyche holding palm and cornucopia.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 38 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 2 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Billon http://nomisma.org/id/billon
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 13.7413.74 g <br />13,740 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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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
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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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,
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Mint and issuing power
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
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Attic
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References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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frequent
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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sure
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"Overstruck on S55.7-9 Tetradrachm of Tiridates (c. October 31 - April 26 BC, intermittently) at Seleucia on the Tigris... Having probably received support from Augustus, Tiridates deposed Phraates IV in early 26 BC and usurped the Arsacid throne. He then marked his triumph with a Tetradrachm issue at Seleucia on the Tigris, incorporating in its inscription the epithets ΦΙΛOPΩMAIOY AYTOKPATΩP (sic.). "Friend of the Romans (and) Autocrat".
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References
- a b Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.
- ^ Shore, Fred B. (1993), Parthian coins & history : ten dragons against Rome, Classical Numismatic Group, p.188
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1994), Les tétradrachmes d'Orodès II et de Phraate IV. Etude du rythme de leur production monétaire à la lumière d'une grande trouvaille, Studia Iranica 14, Paris, 96 p., 20 pl.
- ^ 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
