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Æ Unit - Tiridates II

Issuer Kingdom of Armenia
Year 217-252
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Bust of Tiridates II facing right, wearing a distinctively tall Armenian tiara adorned with a stepped crenellated crown, rendered in the characteristic eastern Hellenistic style. The king is depicted with schematic facial features, a short beard, and draped shoulders visible in the lower field. The portrait is bold and somewhat stylized, consistent with Armenian royal coinage of the Arsacid period. The field is largely plain, with the design occupying the full flan.
Obverse script Armenian/Aramaic
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Reverse description The reverse is fully occupied by a multi-line inscription in Aramaic and Greek scripts, filling the entire field without a central device. The lettering is arranged in horizontal lines across the flan, identifying the king and his royal titulature. The script is characteristic of the bilingual coinage tradition of the Armenian Arsacid dynasty, reflecting the administrative and cultural dual-language conventions of the period. The irregular flan results in partial legend loss at the periphery.
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