Artaxias I - First Series - AE 2 chalkoi - Head - O: bearded; R: beardless
Identifier
Kovacs-39; ANRO-897
Reference Description
Artaxias I, ca. 190-ca. 160 BC
AE 2 chalkoi - First series: Aramaic legends.
Obv. Head of Artaxias I left, bearded, 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. Diademed head of beardless male right (Antiochus IV ?), star above forehead on some dies. (Sometimes star does not show)
AE 2 chalkoi - First series: Aramaic legends.
Obv. Head of Artaxias I left, bearded, 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. Diademed head of beardless male right (Antiochus IV ?), star above forehead on some dies. (Sometimes star does not show)
Recent Sales
| Auction | Date | Characteristics | Realized | |
| 4 | Leu Web 20 Lot 1399 | 15-Jul-2022 | 17mm, 3.28g, 12h | CHF 1,100 |
| 3 | Leu Web 14 Lot 511 | 11-Dec-2020 | 17mm, 2.00g, 12h | CHF 320 |
| 2 | Leu 7 Lot 1312 | 23-Oct-2020 | 17mm, 2.12g, 12h | CHF 900 |
| 1 | Leu Web 4 Lot 373 | 23-Jun-2018 | 15mm, 1.63g, 11h | CHF 75 |
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Citation
“Artaxias I - First Series - AE 2 chalkoi - Head - O: bearded; R: beardless,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 3, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/897.