Chalkous - Tigranes II the Great Cornucopia

€1.00
IssuerArmenia, Kingdom of
Year80 BC - 68 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueChalkon (1⁄48)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionBronze
Weight2.11 g
Dimensions15 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Kovacs#87
Obverse descriptionDiademed and draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing five-pointed tiara decorated with a star between two eagles
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionCornucopia filled with fruits and bound with fillet; A and ΔΗ monograms across the fields
Reverse script
Reverse letteringBAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Edge
Mint
MintageND (80 BC - 68 BC)  - -
Catalog ID9113429860
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