Tigranes II - Period III - AR Drachm - ZΛ = Yr 37

Kovacs-107; ANRO-792

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 drachm, year ZΛ = 37 = 60/59 BC
Obv. Bust of Tigranes II right, draped, wearing tiara decorated with star and two eagles, diadem. Beaded 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.

1) Month(none), ΞC; SCADA pl. 88-89; CAA-83
2) Month (none), ΞK; HRAC-80; SCADA pl. 88-89
3) Month A, ΞK; HRAC-79A
4) Month Γ, ΞK; Nercessian 2007, 80,2
The drachm of year 38 as reported by Nercessian (SCADA pp. 101-102) does not exist; a39-p2a is of year 37 and the dies are the same as a23-p10a; a40-p3a is a misread year 35, cf. obverse dies a6 and a8.

3.97g
Photo courtesy by Bibliothèque nationale de France #41760529 ark:/12148/cb417605295