KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.67 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Near EF.Triton XXVII Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 925. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.67 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; Θ to inner right, monogram on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 2, obv. die A24; Kovacs 74.2; M&D 1; CAA 19; AC 30. Tiny scratches, minor flan flaw and a couple of small nicks on reverse. Near EF. |