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Tetradrachm - Tigranes II
| Issuer | Armenia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 80 BC - 68 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Tyche of Artaxata, personification of the royal capital, seated right upon an elbow-shaped rocky promontory, holding a palm branch in her hand. At her feet to the right reclines the river god Araxes, representing the river associated with Artaxata. A primary control mark appears on the rock at lower left, with a secondary control mark in the right field. A wreath border frames the composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ (Translation: King Tigranes) |
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| Mintage | ND (80 BC - 68 BC) - Kovacs# 71.1 - secondary contral-mark: Φ - ND (80 BC - 68 BC) - Kovacs# 71.2 - secondary contral-mark: φ with 3 legs - |
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