KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 15.91 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Good VF.Electronic Auction 568 Greek, 12h, Silver Sold For $ 375. 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, 15.91 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; monogram on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 7, obv. die A58; Kovacs 75.3; M&D 4; CAA 21; AC 33. Toned, with a slight iridescence, underlying luster, a few small flan flaws. Good VF. |