Dichalkon - Tigranes I tree
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Armenia
(Greater Armenia)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Tigranes I (123 BC - 95 BC)
Tigranes II (95 BC - 55 BC) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 123 BC - 96 BC |
| Value | Dichalkon (1⁄24) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.51 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 329766 |
| References | Kovacs# 64 Frank L. Kovacs; 2016. Armenian Coinage in Classical Period. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Paul Z. Bedoukian; 1978. Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia. Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Head of Tigranes II to left, wearing four-pointed tiara decorated with a star and tied with a diadem.
Reverse
Tree; in inner left and right fields.
Lettering: BAΣΙΛEΩΣ / MEΓAΛOY - TIΓPANOY
Mint
Nisibis, Mesopotamia, modern-day Nusaybin, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (123 BC - 96 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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