Tigranes II - Period II - Series 6, Controls ΔH and MO - AE chalkous - Tripod

Identifier

Kovacs-96; ACV-112; YTN-202; ANRO-781

Reference Description

Tigranes II the Great 95-56 BC
Period II: Empire ca. 80-68 BC
Series 6 - ΔH and MO
AE chalkous
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. Tripod, on right downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, on left TIΓPANOY, in exergue ΔHMO.

Recent Sales

  Auction Date Characteristics Realized
12 Savoca 148 Lot 265 20-Nov-2022 15mm, 2.37g EUR 50
11 Savoca 141 Lot 562 27-Aug-2022 14mm, 2.18g EUR 14
10 Demos 10 Lot 376 14-May-2022 17mm, 3.67g EUR 22
9 Obolos Web 13 Lot 453 2-Jul-2019 13mm, 2.76g, 12h CHF 75
8 Obolos Web 12 Lot 64 31-Mar-2019 15mm, 3.47g, 12h CHF 85
7 Obolos Web 12 Lot 65 31-Mar-2019 15mm, 3.47g, 12h CHF 90
6 Leu Web 7 Lot 475 23-Feb-2019 16mm, 2.93g, 12h CHF 110
5 Roma e52 Lot 356 10-Jan-2019 14mm, 3.10g, 12h GBP 380
4 Kunker 236 Lot 646 7-Oct-2013 2.60g EUR 80
3 CNG e309 Lot 111 21-Aug-2013 15mm, 2.88g, 12h $180
2 Gorny 191 Lot 1653 11-Oct-2010 2.61g -
1 CNG 85 Lot 26 15-Sep-2010 16mm, 2.87g, 12h $245

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

781 CNG 85 Lot 26.jpg
781 CNG e309 Lot 111.jpg
781 Demos 10 Lot 376.jpg
781 Gorny 191 Lot 1653.jpg
781 Kunker 236 Lot 646.jpg
781 Leu Web 7 Lot 475.jpg
781 Obolos Web 12 Lot 64.jpg
781 Obolos Web 12 Lot 65.jpg
781 Obolos Web 13 Lot 453.jpg
781 Roma e52 Lot 356.jpg
781 Savoca 141 Lot 562.jpg
781 Savoca 148 Lot 265.jpg

Citation

“Tigranes II - Period II - Series 6, Controls ΔH and MO - AE chalkous - Tripod,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed November 14, 2024, https://armnumres.org/items/show/781.