KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.39 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Good VF.CNG Feature Auction 121 Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.39 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Draped bust right, wearing tiara with star and eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; [HΔ monogram on rock], small Θ in right field; all within wreath. SCADA Group 2, dies A16/P1; Kovacs 74.2; M&D 1; CAA 19; AC 30. Toned, minor flan flaws on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. |