Ancients: , ARMENIAN KINGDOM. Tigranes II the Great (95-56 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 15.89 gm, 1h). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5....

ARMENIAN KINGDOM. Tigranes II the Great (95-56 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 15.89 gm, 1h). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5. Tigranocerta, ca. 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Tigranes II right, wearing tiara with starburst between eagles standing outward looking inward; bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩ-Σ / TIΓPANOY, Tyche seated right on rock, palm in right hand, river god Orontes swimming right before; ΣΩ monogram on rock, laureate border. Kovacs 75.2. A lovely youthful portrait and depiction of Tyche highlighted by the lustrous velveteen surfaces. HID10510052018 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved