Watch List notes:

KINGS OF SOPHENE. Arkathias I, after circa 150 BC. Dichalkon (Bronze, 15 mm, 2.58 g, 1 h), Arkathiokerta (?). Draped bust of Arkathias I to left, wearing upright bashlyk tied with a diadem; behind, traces of countermarking. Rev. [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / APKAΘIOY] Nike standing right, holding wreath in her right hand. Kovacs 23 (same obverse die). Rare. An attractive example with an unusually clear portrait. Minor deposits, otherwise, very fine.


From an important collection of Armenian coins.