1/2 Chalkous - Tigranes V Head of Elephant

Tigranes V ruled Armenia as a client king under Roman patronage, installed by Augustus and later confirmed under Gaius Caesar's eastern mission around 1 AD. His reign was contested and short — he was eventually ousted, possibly killed, with Roman backing withdrawn. Coinage attributed to him is extraordinarily rare in any denomination, and the fractional bronzes in particular survive in tiny numbers, almost certainly reflecting a limited and politically unstable mint operation rather than any sustained civic economy.