Artaxias I - First Series - AE 2 chalkoi - Head - O: bearded; R: beardless

Identifier

Kovacs-39; ANRO-897

Reference Description

Artaxias I, ca. 190-ca. 160 BC
AE 2 chalkoi - First series: Aramaic legends.
Obv. Head of Artaxias I left, bearded, wearing bashlyk upright with five peaks (ribbon ties?) and the front brim turned up; the bashlyk is decorated with a ribbon or perhaps tied with a diadem; legend on left and right.
Rev. Diademed head of beardless male right (Antiochus IV ?), star above forehead on some dies. (Sometimes star does not show)

Recent Sales

  Auction Date Characteristics Realized
4 Leu Web 20 Lot 1399 15-Jul-2022 17mm, 3.28g, 12h CHF 1,100
3 Leu Web 14 Lot 511 11-Dec-2020 17mm, 2.00g, 12h CHF 320
2 Leu 7 Lot 1312 23-Oct-2020 17mm, 2.12g, 12h CHF 900
1 Leu Web 4 Lot 373 23-Jun-2018 15mm, 1.63g, 11h CHF 75

Files

897 Leu 7 Lot 1312.jpg
897 Leu Web 4 Lot 373.jpg
897 Leu Web 14 Lot 511.jpg
897 Leu Web 20 Lot 1399.jpg

Citation

“Artaxias I - First Series - AE 2 chalkoi - Head - O: bearded; R: beardless,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed November 14, 2024, https://armnumres.org/items/show/897.