2702 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Vardanes I) (tetradrachm Vardanes/seated Vardanes and Tyche) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 386, Nov. 2016, 400)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2702

44 CE - 45 CE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY ΕYΕΡΓΕΤΟY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Vardanes_CNG, _EA_386, _9_Nov._2016, _lot_400.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 386, 9 Nov. 2016, 400
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	W. H. Guertin Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bust of king left.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY ΕYΕΡΓΕΤΟY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Greek) Vardanes seated right, receiving palm from Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia, year (356) above, month (?) 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, Vardanes I of Parthia

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 44 CE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 45 CE

Roman ^{from 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: 14.1314.13 g <br />14,130 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).: 2626 mm <br />2.6 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sellwood 19801Sellwood 1980, n° 64.28-30, Shore 19932Shore 1993, n° 352, Fröhlich 20083Fröhlich 2008
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://www.parthia.com/vardanes1.htm

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:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on an uncertain undertype"

References

^ 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
^ 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