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Dichalkon - Tigranes VI Palm
| Issuer | Armenia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 60-62 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, bearded effigy of Tigranes VI facing right, wearing the Armenian tiara adorned with a prominent eight-pointed star motif. The portrait is rendered in a Hellenistic provincial style typical of Armenian royal coinage of the first century AD, with bold, somewhat crude relief characteristic of hammered bronze issues. The king's features are rendered with a strong jaw and defined beard, conveying regal authority. No legend appears on the obverse field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tigranes VI ruled Armenia as a Roman client, installed by Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo during the broader Roman-Parthian contest over the Armenian throne that consumed much of Nero's early reign. His coinage is accordingly brief — the Romans and Parthians reached their settlement at Rhandeia in 63 AD, after which Tiridates I was confirmed king and Tigranes VI's issues ceased entirely. Kovacs 197 represents one of the smaller module bronzes from this compressed political window.