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1/2 Chalkous - Tigranes V Head of Elephant
| Issuer | Armenia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 6-12 |
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| Weight | 1.84 g |
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| Reverse description | Head of an elephant facing left, depicted naturalistically with visible tusks and trunk. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ, meaning 'King Tigranes the Great', surrounds the central device, distributed around the field in accordance with standard Hellenistic epigraphy. The reverse typology reflects the symbolic importance of the elephant in the iconography of Hellenistic monarchies. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ (Translation: King Tigranes the Great.) |
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| Mintage | ND (6-12) |
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