KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.59 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Good VF.Electronic Auction 549 Greek, Silver Sold For $ 650. 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 (28mm, 15.59 g, 1h). 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; two monograms on rock (only one visible); all within wreath. SCADA Group 7, obv. die A55; Kovacs 75.1; M&D 9; CAA 33; AC 37. Lightly toned, slight roughness, small spot of weak strike, scratches and flan flaws on obverse. Good VF. |