SO 852 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint
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| BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY
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Location/history
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Dura Europos |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing Armenian tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY Nike standing left, holding wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region. | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) |
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
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | 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. 55, no. 104)., A. R. Bellinger, The Excavations at Dura-Europos, Final Report VI. The Coins, New Haven, 1949, p. 6 and 114, no. 112a | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Y. T. Nercessian1Y. T. Nercessian, Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles, 1995, no. 77-82, P. Z. Bedoukian2P. Z. Bedoukian, Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978, no. 114-119 ("Nike type", 4 units). |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Antiochus VIII right, wearing diadem and radiate wreath. Border of dots (nothing visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ Head-dress of Isis. Beneath, ΘΠΡ (year) and thunderbolt (visible on reverse: date). |
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: | Cleopatra Thea (Seleucid queen, 150-121 BC), Antiochus VIII Grypus (Seleucid king, 121/0-97/6 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 124 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: | Hunter III3Hunter III, p. 98, no. 11 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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