Tigranes II - Period 3, Artaxata - AR Tetradrachm - Yr. 37 ZΛ
Identifier
Kovacs-101; ANRO-786
Reference Description
Tigranes II the Great 95-56 BC
Period III: Pompeian Reorganization 65-56 BC
Restoration of the title "King of Kings" along with some former territories.
AR Tetradrachm, year ZΛ = 37 = 60/59 BC
Obv. Bust of Tigranes II right, draped, wearing tiara decorated with star and two eagles, diadem. Bead and reel border.
Rev. Tyche of Artaxata seated right, the river god Araxes at her feet swimming right; on right downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, on left downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / TIΓPANOY, wreath border.
1) Month (none), ΞK. SCADA pl. 80, A2-P3a.
2) Month A, ΞK. HRAC 77; CAA 7 (in photo plate as no. 8!).
3) Month Γ, ΞK. Unknown, but see next.
4) Month Δ, ΞK. HRAC 78. variety: Δ recut over Γ.
Period III: Pompeian Reorganization 65-56 BC
Restoration of the title "King of Kings" along with some former territories.
AR Tetradrachm, year ZΛ = 37 = 60/59 BC
Obv. Bust of Tigranes II right, draped, wearing tiara decorated with star and two eagles, diadem. Bead and reel border.
Rev. Tyche of Artaxata seated right, the river god Araxes at her feet swimming right; on right downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, on left downward ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / TIΓPANOY, wreath border.
1) Month (none), ΞK. SCADA pl. 80, A2-P3a.
2) Month A, ΞK. HRAC 77; CAA 7 (in photo plate as no. 8!).
3) Month Γ, ΞK. Unknown, but see next.
4) Month Δ, ΞK. HRAC 78. variety: Δ recut over Γ.
Recent Sales
| Date | Characteristics | SCADA | Realized | |||
| 1 | Roma e14 Lot 189 | 26-Dec-2014 | 31mm, 16.11g, 1h | GBP 2,200 | ||
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Citation
“Tigranes II - Period 3, Artaxata - AR Tetradrachm - Yr. 37 ZΛ,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed November 21, 2024, https://armnumres.org/items/show/786.