E-auction 88-44883 - bgr_334204 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - TIGRANES Chalque
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Estimate : | 75 € |
Price : | 35 € |
Maximum bid : | 40 € |
End of the sale : | 22 December 2014 15:01:30 |
bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Chalque
Date: c. 89-69 AC
Mint name / Town : Damas, Syrie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,76 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale à l’usure importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine marron foncé granuleuse
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste drapé de Tigrane à droite, coiffé de la tiare arménienne ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tyché d’Antioche assise à gauche sur un rocher, tourelée et drapée, la main droite tendue, tenant une palme de la main gauche ; à ses pieds le dieu rivière Orontes nageant à droite.
Reverse legend : BASILE-WS/ BASILEWN/ TIGRANOU
Reverse translation : (Le roi des rois Tigrane).
Commentary
Poids léger. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent paraître les ouvrages généraux.