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Tetrachalkon - Tigranes IV and Erato
| 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 | Draped bust of Tigranes IV facing right, wearing the distinctive Armenian tiara adorned with a diadem. The effigy is rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition, with the tiara serving as the principal royal attribute. The surrounding field carries the Greek legend identifying the king. The flan is irregular, as typical of hammered Armenian bronzes of this period. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Tigranes IV and his sister-wife Erato ruled jointly under Roman supervision following the collapse of Artaxiad dynastic authority — their co-regency was less a sovereign arrangement than a managed settlement brokered by Augustus. Erato had previously ruled alone, been deposed, and was reinstated alongside her brother, making this issue a product of the most turbulent phase of late Armenian Artaxiad politics.
The dual references to both Bedoukian CAA#165 and #166 reflect die or fabric variations Bedoukian distinguished within this type.