Chalkon - Mithridates

Issuer	Kingdom of Armenia Minor (Greater Armenia)
Year	180 BC - 170 BC
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Value	Chalkon (1⁄48)
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Obverse description	Draped bust of King Mithradates facing left, wearing the characteristic upright bashlyk headdress. The effigy is rendered in a crude, provincial style typical of early Armenian bronze coinage. A legend in Armenian script encircles the bust within the field, though heavily worn and largely illegible on most specimens. The flan is irregularly shaped, consistent with hand-struck production of the period.
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Reverse description	Draped female bust facing right, rendered in a simplified and somewhat schematic style characteristic of provincial bronze coinage of this period. The identity of the figure is uncertain but may represent a goddess or royal female consort. The field is plain and unadorned, with no visible legend or subsidiary devices. The surface shows typical ancient patination and wear consistent with circulation use.
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