Tigranes II - Period 3, Artaxata - AR Tetradrachm - Yr. 38 HΛ
Identifier
Kovacs-102; ANRO-787
Reference Description
Tigranes II the Great 95-56 BC
Period III: Pompeian Reorganization 65-56 BC
Restoration of the title "King of Kings" along with some former territories.
AR Tetradrachm, year HΛ = 38 = 59/58 BC
Obv. Bust of Tigranes II right, draped, wearing tiara decorated with star and two eagles, diadem. Bead and reel border.
Rev. Tyche of Artaxata seated right, the river god Araxes at her feet swimming right; on right downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, on left downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / TIΓPANOY, wreath border.
1) Month (none); ΞK; ACV-27
Period III: Pompeian Reorganization 65-56 BC
Restoration of the title "King of Kings" along with some former territories.
AR Tetradrachm, year HΛ = 38 = 59/58 BC
Obv. Bust of Tigranes II right, draped, wearing tiara decorated with star and two eagles, diadem. Bead and reel border.
Rev. Tyche of Artaxata seated right, the river god Araxes at her feet swimming right; on right downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, on left downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / TIΓPANOY, wreath border.
1) Month (none); ΞK; ACV-27
Recent Sales
| Date | Characteristics | SCADA | Realized | |||
| 1 | BnF #41760526 | - | 16.14g | - | PHOTO | |
| 2 | Gorny 117 Lot 330 | 14-Oct-2002 | 16.51g | A3/P1b | ||
| 3 | CNG Triton V Lot 1553 | 15-Jan-2002 | 31mm, 16.10g | |||
| 3 |
Museums & Private Collections
Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France #41760526 ark:/12148/cb417605264
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Citation
“Tigranes II - Period 3, Artaxata - AR Tetradrachm - Yr. 38 HΛ,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 4, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/787.