Details
LOT 2731
Kings of Armenia, Tigranes II 'the Great' AE Dichalkon. 95-56 BC.
Tigranokerta mint; struck circa 80-68 BC. Draped bust to right, wearing five-pointed tiara / BAΣΙΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY, Tyche seated to right on rocks, holding palm; below, river-god Orontes swimming to right. Cf. Kovacs 89. Very Fine.(5.15gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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