Tetrachalkon - Tigranes II Tyche
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Armenia
(Greater Armenia)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Tigranes II (95 BC - 55 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 80 BC - 68 BC |
| Value | Tetrachalkon (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6.04 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 375705 |
| References | Kovacs# 77 Frank L. Kovacs; 2016. Armenian Coinage in Classical Period. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. |
Obverse
Bust of Tigranes II facing right, draped, wearing tiara decorated with a star between two eagles, tied with a diadem
Reverse
Tyche seated right on bank of river, at her foot the river god Araxes swims right
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (80 BC - 68 BC) | 
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