Watch List notes:

KINGS of SOPHENE. Arkathias I. Circa 150 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (3.60 gm; 19 mm). Arkathiokerta mint(?). Head of king left, wearing bashlyk, tiara / Nike standing right, holding palm branch and raising wreath. Armenian Numismatic Journal, Series I, 25/3 (2004), p. 85, 195B; Kovacs 22; Nercessian, Coinage –; AC –. According to Kovacs, Arkathias I was the successor to Zariadres (c. 190 BC) and founder of Arkathiakert. He apparently died during a conflict with the Seleucid king Antiochus IV (187-175 BC). Nice dark brown patina. Choice Good VF. Rare.