Catalog
Æ11 - Tigranes V Kings of Armenia
| Issuer | Kingdom of Armenia |
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| Year | 6-12 |
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| Weight | 1.44 g |
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| Reverse description | Head of an elephant facing left, rendered in high relief with characteristic features including a prominent domed cranium, large ear, and the tip of the trunk visible. The elephant motif, associated with Seleucid royal iconography inherited by Armenian kings, occupies the central field of the flan. The surrounding field is largely plain, with traces of a dotted border along the coin's periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tigranes V ruled Armenia as a Roman client king, installed by Augustus and later confirmed under Gaius Caesar's eastern settlement around 1 AD. His reign was short and contested — he was expelled and eventually killed, his kingship bracketed by Roman interference on one side and Parthian pressure on the other. Coins of his issue are rare precisely because the kingdom was barely functional as an independent authority during these years.