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Drachm of Kingdom of Armenia with bust of Tigranes II
Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
62–61 B.C.
Mint: Armenia (Kingdom), Artaxata
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 4.10 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.1191
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 294.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Tigranes to right, in Armenian tiara, on the side of which, star between eagles.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Tyche of Antioch seated to right, holding sheaf of wheat in her right hand. The river Orontes swims at her feet.
Inscriptions in left and right fields, downwards, and in right field.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Tyche of Antioch seated to right, holding sheaf of wheat in her right hand. The river Orontes swims at her feet.
Inscriptions in left and right fields, downwards, and in right field.
ProvenanceBy 1961: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa.; December 13, 1961: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 100.-.