Artavasdes II - Royal coinage - AR Tetradrachm - Yr. 17
Identifier
Kovacs-161; SCADA p. 108-9, group 1; Alram 208; ANRO-923
Reference Description
Artavasdes II 56-34 BC
Royal coinage resumed at Artaxata. Year 51/50-34 BC
AR tetradrachm, year IZ = 17 = 40/39 BC
Obv. Draped bust of Artavasdes II right, wearing a tiara decorated with a star, lappets folded up over forehead revealing an earring, and tied with a diadem. Bead and reel border.
Rev. Helios driving a quadriga left; above ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN, below APTAYAΣΔEYΩ / ΘEIOV; monogram at left, all in wreath border.
Royal coinage resumed at Artaxata. Year 51/50-34 BC
AR tetradrachm, year IZ = 17 = 40/39 BC
Obv. Draped bust of Artavasdes II right, wearing a tiara decorated with a star, lappets folded up over forehead revealing an earring, and tied with a diadem. Bead and reel border.
Rev. Helios driving a quadriga left; above ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN, below APTAYAΣΔEYΩ / ΘEIOV; monogram at left, all in wreath border.
Recent Sales
Numismatic Fine Arts Auction 22 Lot 337 (1 June 1989) Now property of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
16.11g, 33mm, 1h
16.11g, 33mm, 1h
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Collection
Citation
“Artavasdes II - Royal coinage - AR Tetradrachm - Yr. 17,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 4, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/923.