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No. 83786479

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Kings of Armenia. Tigranes the Great (Tigranes II, c. 95-55 BC). Tetradrachm (Tyche of Artaxata). Tigranokerta mint, circa 80-68 BC. / Bedoukian (CAA) 19 - ex the A. Kobuz
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Kings of Armenia. Tigranes the Great (Tigranes II, c. 95-55 BC). Tetradrachm (Tyche of Artaxata). Tigranokerta mint, circa 80-68 BC. / Bedoukian (CAA) 19 - ex the A. Kobuz

Willem Knapen

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Kings of Armenia – Tigranes II ‘the Great’ (95-56 BC.) – AR Tetradrachm (Tyche of Artaxata). Tigranokerta mint, circa 80-68 BC. Obv: No legend Diademed and draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing Armenian tiara with five peaks and emblazoned with star between two eagles; bead and reel border around. Rev: BAΣΙΛEΩΣ / TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Artaxata seated to right on rock pile, holding palm branch, river god Araxes swimming to right below; BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, TIΓPANOY to left, Θ to inner right, ΔH monogram to lower left, all within wreath. Reference: Bedoukian (CAA) 19; Kovacs 74.2 Weight: 15.88 g Diameter: 26 mm Metal: Silver Provenance: ex the Arthur Kobuz Collection See images for correct impression

No. 83786479

No longer available
Kings of Armenia. Tigranes the Great (Tigranes II, c. 95-55 BC). Tetradrachm (Tyche of Artaxata). Tigranokerta mint, circa 80-68 BC. / Bedoukian (CAA) 19 - ex the A. Kobuz

Kings of Armenia. Tigranes the Great (Tigranes II, c. 95-55 BC). Tetradrachm (Tyche of Artaxata). Tigranokerta mint, circa 80-68 BC. / Bedoukian (CAA) 19 - ex the A. Kobuz

Kings of Armenia – Tigranes II ‘the Great’ (95-56 BC.) – AR Tetradrachm (Tyche of Artaxata). Tigranokerta mint, circa 80-68 BC.


Obv: No legend
Diademed and draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing Armenian tiara with five peaks and emblazoned with star between two eagles; bead and reel border around.

Rev: BAΣΙΛEΩΣ / TIΓPANOY,
Tyche of Artaxata seated to right on rock pile, holding palm branch, river god Araxes swimming to right below; BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, TIΓPANOY to left, Θ to inner right, ΔH monogram to lower left, all within wreath.

Reference: Bedoukian (CAA) 19; Kovacs 74.2
Weight: 15.88 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Metal: Silver


Provenance: ex the Arthur Kobuz Collection
See images for correct impression

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