An odd tetradrachm of Tigranes II with a very unusual portrait
Lot 921
KINGS OF ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’, 95-56 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 15.75 g, 12 h), Antiochia on the Orontes (?), circa 80-68. Draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing five-pointed tiara decorated with comet star between two eagles. Rev. [B]AΣIΛEΩΣ - TIΓPANOY Eutychides' Tyche of Antiochia, turreted and veiled, seated right on rock, holding long palm frond in her right hand; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; on rock, monogram; in field to right, monogram of AP; all within wreath. Kovacs 74.1. An odd piece with a very unusual portrait. Struck on a short flan, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price:
150 CHF
Hammer price:
420 CHF
Bid increment:
Closed
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Closing time: 13-Jul-24, 19:40:00 CEST
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee.

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