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Auction 10  24 Oct 2021
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Lot 2193

Estimate: 2000 CHF
Price realized: 7500 CHF
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KINGS OF ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’, 95-56 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 15.57 g, 2 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, turreted and veiled, seated right on rock, holding long palm frond in her right hand; below, river-god Araxes swimming right; on rock and outer right, monogram; all within wreath. Kovacs -, cf. 71.1-2 (with additional monogram in reverse field). SCADA A41-P130a-d, p. 60-61, pl. 46 corr. (monogram on the right overlooked). An extremely rare variety. Struck on a broad flan and with an exceptionally detailed tiara. Somewhat rough, otherwise, good very fine.
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