KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.59 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. VF.

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Lot: 118. Estimated: $ 500

Greek, 12h, Silver

Sold For $ 650. 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 (26mm, 15.59 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Draped bust right, wearing jeweled diadem and tiara decorated with star between two eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; monogram on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 7, obv. die A49 (Antioch mint); Kovacs 75.3; M&D 12; CAA 23; AC 33. Faintly toned, minor die wear on obverse, area of weak strike on reverse. VF.


Closing Date and Time: 3 January 2024 at 10:39:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.