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Tetradrachm - Tiraios II NIK before face
| Issuer | Kingdom of Characene |
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| Year | 73 BC - 71 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Heracles seated left upon a rocky outcrop, his muscular nude figure rendered in Hellenistic style, resting his club upright upon his right knee. The royal Greek legend surrounds the central figure on both sides and below, with the monogram NK appearing prominently above the figure in the upper field. The regnal date in Seleucid era numerals appears in the exergue. The densely arranged inscription follows the standard Characene formula identifying the king by his full royal titulature. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΝΚ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΙΡΑΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΒΜΣ |
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