Tetrachalkon - Tigranes II Tyche

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Descrizione del rovescio	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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Informazioni aggiuntive	Tigranes II ruled the largest empire in Armenian history at its peak, stretching from the Caspian to the Mediterranean following his campaigns against the Seleucid remnants and his annexation of significant portions of Parthian-held territory. The Tyche type bronzes were likely struck at Tigranocerta, the new capital he founded around 83 BC and named after himself — a deliberate act of dynastic self-promotion common among Hellenistic rulers absorbing Greek civic traditions. The date range corresponds to the period before Lucullus sacked Tigranocerta in 69 BC, an event that effectively ended the city's function as a royal mint.