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Chalkous - Tigranes II the Great Cornucopia
| Issuer | Armenia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 80 BC - 68 BC |
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| Value | Chalkon (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Tigranes II the Great facing right, his head encircled by a royal diadem. The king wears a distinctive Armenian tiara adorned with a star flanked by two eagles in relief, emblematic of his royal and divine pretensions. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition, with finely detailed facial features characteristic of late Armenian royal coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A cornucopia abundantly filled with fruits and tied at its base with a decorative fillet, depicted upright in the field. The monograms A and ΔΗ appear in the left and right fields respectively, likely denoting mint or magistrate identifiers. The Greek royal legend encircles the central device, proclaiming the full titulature of the issuing monarch in formal Hellenistic epigraphic style. |
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| Mintage | ND (80 BC - 68 BC) |
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