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I, 3843A
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/3843A
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Volume
I
Number
3843A
Province
Kingdom of Armenia
Region
Armenia
City
Artaxata
Reign
Tiridates I of Armenia
Person (obv.)
Tiridates I (king)
Person (rev.)
Cleopatra of Armenia (queen)
Obverse inscription
ΒΑϹΙΛ
Ε
ΥϹ ΤΙΡΙΔΑΤΗϹ
Ε
Α
Edition
Βασιλεὺς Τιριδάτης ἔ(τους) αʹ
Translation
King Tiridates, of year 1
Obverse design
bust of Tiridates, right
Reverse inscription
ΒΑϹΙΛΙϹϹΑ ΚΛ
Ε
ΟΠΑΤΡΑ
Ε
Α
Edition
βασίλισσα Κλεοπάτρα ἔ(τους) αʹ
Translation
Queen Cleopatra, of year 1
Reverse design
female figure seated on throne, left, holding ??
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
25 mm
Average weight
8.84 g
Axis
12
Reference
Nercessian —, Kovacs 199
Specimens
1 (0 in the core collections)
Note
These two extraordinary coins (3843A and 3843B) are attributed by Kovacs to Tiridates I of Armenia and queen Cleopatra; he interprets the letters E and A and indicating year 1 = AD 63 (though presumably Tiridates could have counted from a variety of dates, including AD 54).
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Specimens of this coin type
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Reverse
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1
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Kovacs pl. 8.10
25
8.84
12
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