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Dichalkon - Tigranes IV and Erato Mount Ararat
| Issuer | Kingdom of Armenia |
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| Year | 2 BC - 1 AD |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Jugate busts of Tigranes IV and Erato facing right in high relief, with Tigranes wearing the distinctive five-pointed Armenian tiara. The busts are rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition, with the royal couple presented in close profile. The Greek legend BACIΛEYC MEΓAC TIΓPANHC arcs around the effigies within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The iconic twin summits of Mount Ararat depicted as seen from Artaxata, rendered schematically with the two peaks rising prominently from a rocky base. The mountain's distinctive silhouette, with its greater and lesser peaks, is represented in a stylized manner characteristic of Armenian bronze coinage of this period. The Greek legend ΦΙΛΟΚΑΙCΑΡ appears in the field, with the mint mark in the exergue. A dotted border frames the design. |
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