Dichalkon - Tigranes I Zeus

Issuer Armenia, Kingdom of
Year 123 BC - 96 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
Value Dichalkon (1⁄24)
Currency Drachm
Composition Bronze
Weight 6.35 g
Diameter 18 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Kovacs#65, Bedoukian CAA#4
Obverse description Head of Tigranes I to left, wearing four-pointed tiara tied with a diadem.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse description Zeus seated to left, holding wreath in his right hand and scepter in his left; in inner left field, Λ.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering BA[ΣΙΛEΩΣ] / [M]EΓAΛO[Y] - TIΓPANOY / ΦΙΛΕΛΛHN[OC]
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (123 BC - 96 BC) - -
Numisquare ID 7938026210
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