Tigranes II - Period 3, Artaxata - AR Tetradrachm - Yr. 39 ΘΛ
Identifier
Kovacs-103; ANRO-788
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 ΘΛ = 39 = 58/57 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 A4/P1a pl. 81
Image shown: Savoca 84 lot 160
Period III: Pompeian Reorganization 65-56 BC
Restoration of the title "King of Kings" along with some former territories.
AR Tetradrachm, year ΘΛ = 39 = 58/57 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 A4/P1a pl. 81
Image shown: Savoca 84 lot 160
Collection
Citation
“Tigranes II - Period 3, Artaxata - AR Tetradrachm - Yr. 39 ΘΛ,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed December 22, 2024, https://armnumres.org/items/show/788.