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Chalkous - Artaxias I dog
| Issuer | Armenia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 190 BC - 160 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | ✠ CRVCEM : TVAM : ADORAMVS : |
| Edge | Plain |
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Artaxias I founded the independent Armenian kingdom around 190 BC after the collapse of Seleucid power following Antiochus III's defeat at Magnesia, carving out a realm that would eventually stretch from the Caspian to the Euphrates. His bronze coinage is exceptionally scarce — the kingdom's early mint output was limited, and these small bronzes circulated hard in a region where Greek-style coinage was still a relatively new administrative tool. Kovacs 44 represents one of the more elusive types in the series.