Tigranes II - Period II - Series 6, Controls ΔH and MO - AE 4 chalkoi - Nike advancing left

Identifier

Kovacs-94; ACV- ; ANRO-779

Reference Description

Tigranes II the Great 95-56 BC
Period II: Empire ca. 80-68 BC
Series 6 - ΔH and MO
AE 4 chalkoi
Obv. Bust of Tigranes II right draped, wearing earring and an ornately decorated tiara with star, tied with a diadem, the ends of which billow behind.
Rev. Nike advancing left, on right ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, on left TIΓPANOY, in exergue ΔHMO.

Recent Sales

  Auction Date Characteristics Realized
2 Obolos Web 17 Lot 367 20-Dec-2020 18mm, 5.96g, 12h CHF 140
1 CNG Triton XVIII Lot 119 6-Jan-2015 18mm, 5.52g, 12h $400

Notes

The stylistic transformation in series 6 with attention to details, such as added decoration to the crown
or diadem, indicate a new master engraver (who stayed in Tigranocerta or Sophene with Tigranes the Younger?).

Files

779 CNG Triton XVIII Lot 119.jpg
779 Obolos Web 17 Lot 367.jpg

Citation

“Tigranes II - Period II - Series 6, Controls ΔH and MO - AE 4 chalkoi - Nike advancing left,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed November 21, 2024, https://armnumres.org/items/show/779.