CNG 97, Lot: 272. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. Æ Half Chalkous (16mm, 4.35 g, 12h). Artaxata mint. Struck circa 70-55 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / Cornucopia with grape bunches hanging at sides; TP monogram and A below. M&D 87; CAA 104 corr. (monogram); AC 93. Good VF, attractive dark green patina. Well struck. Rare in this condition.