Watch List notes:

KINGS OF ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great', 95-56 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 15.69 g, 12 h), Tigranokerta, circa 80-68. Draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing five-pointed tiara decorated with comet star between two eagles. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - TIΓPANOY The Tyche of Tigranokerta seated right on rock, holding long palm frond in her right hand; below, river-god Araxes swimming right; on rock and in field to right, monograms; all within wreath. Kovacs 71.2. A very attractive coin with a particularly bold portrait. A few light marks, otherwise, good very fine.


From an important collection of Armenian coins.