Artaxias I - First Series - AE 2 chalkoi - Head - O: beardless; R: bearded

Artaxias I - First Series - AE 2 chalkoi - Head - O: beardless; R: bearded

Identifier

Kovacs-37; ANRO-895

Reference Description

Artaxias I, ca. 190-ca. 160 BC
AE 2 chalkoi - First series: Aramaic legends.
Obv. Head of Artaxias I left, beardless, wearing bashlyk upright with five peaks (ribbon ties?) and the front brim turned up; the bashlyk is decorated with a ribbon or perhaps tied with a diadem; legend on left and right.
Rev. Head of bearded (?) male right.

Recent Sales

  Auction Date Characteristics Realized
1 Leu 5 Lot 175 26-Oct-2019 14mm, 1.79g, 1h CHF 600

Files

895 Leu 5 Lot 175.jpg

Citation

“Artaxias I - First Series - AE 2 chalkoi - Head - O: beardless; R: bearded,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 3, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/895.