KINGS OF ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great', 95-56 BC. Chalkous (Bronze, 16 mm, 2.78 g, 12 h), series 4, Tigranocerta, circa 80-68. Diademed and draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing five-pointed tiara decorated with a star between two eagles. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY Cornucopia filled with fruits and bound with a fillet; below, ΔΗ. ACV 98. CAA -. Kovacs 91. A lovely coin, well struck, clear, with a fine portrait, and an attractive dark patina. Extremely fine.
From the collection of Yerets' Kariatin, Switzerland.