Artavasdes II - Royal coinage - AR Tetradrachm - Yr. 18
Identifier
Kovacs-162; ACV-123; SCADA p. 109, group 2 (pl. 92); CAA-129; ANRO-924
Reference Description
Artavasdes II 56-34 BC
Royal coinage resumed at Artaxata. Year 51/50-34 BC
AR tetradrachm, year IH = 18 = 39/8 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.
14.69g
Image courtesy of History Museum of Armenia #17579
Royal coinage resumed at Artaxata. Year 51/50-34 BC
AR tetradrachm, year IH = 18 = 39/8 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.
14.69g
Image courtesy of History Museum of Armenia #17579
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“Artavasdes II - Royal coinage - AR Tetradrachm - Yr. 18,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed December 26, 2024, https://armnumres.org/index.php/items/show/924.