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Diademed head of Artaxias I facing right, rendered in a Hellenistic style characteristic of early Armenian royal coinage. The portrait is executed in low relief on an irregular flan, with details softened by wear and the limitations of the hammered technique. The field is plain with no surrounding legend or border. |
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A dog standing to the right in profile, rendered in a schematic but recognizable style typical of early Armenian bronze coinage. The animal's body is depicted with four legs clearly articulated, and what appears to be a raised tail. An Armenian inscription or monogram appears above the figure in the upper field, serving as a royal or civic identifier. |
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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.