SOPHENE. Artagigarta. Civic issues, 57/6-54/3 BC. Tetrachalkon (Bronze, 27 mm, 13.55 g, 12 h), CY 10 = 55/4 BC. Draped and turreted bust of the city-goddess to right. Rev. Wreath with ties inwards; to left, A; to right, monogram of ΠO. Kovacs -, cf. 211 (CY 11). Apparently unpublished and unique for this year. Smoothed and with spots of corrosion, otherwise, very fine.



Until now, only civic coins from Artagigarta dating to the years 8 = 57/56 BC and 11 = 54/53 BC were known. With this newly discovered piece, we now know that an additional series was issued in the year 10 = 55/54 BC.