Tetradrachm of Tigranes II, the Great of Armenia, Antioch
CoinsGreek1st century BCE

Tetradrachm of Tigranes II, the Great of Armenia, Antioch

95 BCE-55 BCE

Artists

Tigranes II, the GreatCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Bust of king wearing Armenian tiara r., fillet border. Rev.: BASILEWS TIGRANOY Tyche of Antioch seated r., holding palm branch; river god Orontes at feet. Controls to r. and l., wreath border

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Century
1st century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

15.34 g

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