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Tetrachalkon - Tigranes II Tyche
| Issuer | Armenia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 80 BC - 68 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, personification of fortune, seated right upon a rocky riverbank, depicted in Hellenistic style with draped robes. At her feet, the river god Araxes is shown swimming rightward, rendered as a male figure emerging from the waters, symbolizing the Armenian heartland and the royal capital Tigranocerta situated near the river. The Greek inscription surrounds the field, identifying the issuing monarch. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ |
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