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LOT 2946
Kings of Armenia, Tigranes II 'the Great' AE Tetrachalkon. 95-56 BC.
Damaskos mint. Struck circa 72-70 BC. Draped bust to right, wearing tiara with star and eagles / [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] ΤΙΓ-ΡΑΝΟΥ, Tyche of Damascus seated to left on rock, holding cornucopia; below, river-god Orontes swimming; to outer left, ΘE above OΦ. Kovacs 137; M&D 19 (Tigranes II); CAA 110 (same); AC 61 (same). Near Very Fine. Rare.(7.14gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2946
Kings of Armenia, Tigranes II 'the Great' AE Tetrachalkon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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