Tigranes the Younger - Series 1, Tigranocerta (ca. 77/6—ca. 72 BC) - AR Drachm - Tyche seated
Identifier
Kovacs-128; SCADA p. 84, group 2; ANRO-813
Reference Description
Tigranes the Younger 77/6-66 BC
Series 1. Tigranocerta. ca.77/6-ca. 72 BC
AR drachm
Obv. Bust of Tigranes the Younger right, draped, wearing tiara decorated with a comet and tied with a diadem.
Rev. Tyche holding palm, seated right on rocks, river god Araxes swimming right below, M under palm, on right; on right downwards ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; on left TIΓPANOY. No border.
This unique drachm appears to have been struck from 4 chalkous dies of the same series as Kov-129.
Series 1. Tigranocerta. ca.77/6-ca. 72 BC
AR drachm
Obv. Bust of Tigranes the Younger right, draped, wearing tiara decorated with a comet and tied with a diadem.
Rev. Tyche holding palm, seated right on rocks, river god Araxes swimming right below, M under palm, on right; on right downwards ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; on left TIΓPANOY. No border.
This unique drachm appears to have been struck from 4 chalkous dies of the same series as Kov-129.
Museums & Private Collections
Located in the History Museum of Armenia
Files
Citation
“Tigranes the Younger - Series 1, Tigranocerta (ca. 77/6—ca. 72 BC) - AR Drachm - Tyche seated,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 4, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/813.