KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.05 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Near VF.

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Lot: 146. Estimated: $ 200

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 190. 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 (24.5mm, 16.05 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; tiny pellet to inner right, monogram on rock; all within wreath. Kovacs 71.1 var. (pellet control not noted); SCADA Group 4, dies A41/P130, d (this coin); AC 34. Lightly toned, numerous marks and scratches, smoothing on obverse. Near VF.

Ex Berk BBS 53 (27 April 1988), lot 211; Elsen FPL 92 (September 1986), no. 61.


Closing Date and Time: 20 March 2024 at 10:48:20 ET.

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