Tigranes II - Imitation coinage - AE 2 chalkoi - Herakles standing
Identifier
Kovacs-125; YTN-126; ANRO-810
Reference Description
Tigranes II the Great 95-56 BC
Imitation of Tigranes's Tigranocerta coinage struck in Samosata or elsewhere. After ca. 69—ca. 66 BC
AE 2 chalkoi
Obv. Bust of Tigranes II right, draped, wearing tiara with indistinct design.
Rev. Herakles standing left with club and lion skin; on right downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN, on left downward TIΓPANOY.
Imitation of Tigranes's Tigranocerta coinage struck in Samosata or elsewhere. After ca. 69—ca. 66 BC
AE 2 chalkoi
Obv. Bust of Tigranes II right, draped, wearing tiara with indistinct design.
Rev. Herakles standing left with club and lion skin; on right downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN, on left downward TIΓPANOY.
Recent Sales
| Auction | Date | Characteristics | Realized | |
| 4 | Leu Web 4 Lot 385 | 24-Jun-2018 | 16mm, 5.54g, 1h | CHF 190 |
| 3 | Lanz 157 Lot 197 | 9-Dec-2013 | 5.13g | EUR 180 |
| 2 | CNG e227 Lot 201 | 10-Feb-2010 | 16mm, 4.92g, 12h | $78 |
| 1 | CNG e257 Lot 142 | 8-Jun-2011 | 12mm, 4.22g, 12h | $340 |
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Citation
“Tigranes II - Imitation coinage - AE 2 chalkoi - Herakles standing,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 4, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/810.