KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.05 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Near EF.

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Lot: 136. Estimated: $ 400

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 500. 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 (25.5mm, 16.05 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; monogram to inner right, monogram on rock; all within wreath. Kovacs 74.1; SCADA Group 1, obv. die A6; M&D 2; CAA 17; AC 30. Lightly toned, trace deposits, minor marks, some weakness to strike. Near EF.


Closing Date and Time: 3 April 2024 at 10:45:00 ET.

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