KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 15.61 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Good VF.Electronic Auction 557 Greek, 12h, Silver Sold For $ 600. 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 (27.5mm, 15.61 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; HΔ monogram on rock, small Θ in right field; all within wreath. SCADA Group 2, obv. die A21; Kovacs 74.2; M&D 1; CAA 19; AC 30. Some weakness to strike, a hint of porosity, some hairlines. Good VF. |