Tigranes II - Period II - Series 6, Controls ΔH and MO - AE 2 chalkoi - Palm branch
Identifier
Kovacs-95; YTN-197; ANRO-780
Reference Description
Tigranes II the Great 95-56 BC
Period II: Empire ca. 80-68 BC
Series 6 - ΔH and MO
AE 2 chalkoi
Obv. Bust of Tigranes II right draped, wearing earring and an ornately decorated tiara with star, tied with a diadem, the ends of which billow behind.
Rev. Palm branch; on right downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, on left TIΓPANOY, in exergue ΔHMO.
Period II: Empire ca. 80-68 BC
Series 6 - ΔH and MO
AE 2 chalkoi
Obv. Bust of Tigranes II right draped, wearing earring and an ornately decorated tiara with star, tied with a diadem, the ends of which billow behind.
Rev. Palm branch; on right downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, on left TIΓPANOY, in exergue ΔHMO.
Recent Sales
| Auction | Date | Characteristics | Realized | |
| 3 | Savoca 82 Lot 170 | 26-Jul-2020 | 15mm, 3.79g | EUR 50 |
| 2 | Leu Web 5 Lot 356 | 23-Sep-2018 | 16mm, 2.94g, 1h | CHF 120 |
| 1 | HD Rauch 96 Lot 112 | 10-Dec-2014 | 3.65g | EUR 52 |
Notes
The stylistic transformation in series 6 with attention to details, such as added decoration to the crown
or diadem, indicate a new master engraver (who stayed in Tigranocerta or Sophene with Tigranes the Younger?).
or diadem, indicate a new master engraver (who stayed in Tigranocerta or Sophene with Tigranes the Younger?).
Files
Collection
Citation
“Tigranes II - Period II - Series 6, Controls ΔH and MO - AE 2 chalkoi - Palm branch,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 4, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/780.