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Obolos Webauction 12  –  31 March 2019

Nomos, Obolos Webauction 12

The Yerets’ Kariatin Collection of Armenian coins, and Greek, Roman, Byzantin...

Su, 31.03.2019, from 3:00 PM CEST
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KINGS OF ARMENIA. Tigranes the Younger, 77/6-66 BC. Dichalkon (Bronze, 19.5 mm, 4.27 g, 12 h), Tigranokerta, 77/6-72 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Tigranes the Younger to right, wearing five-pointed Armenian tiara decorated with comet. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY Tyche standing left, holding rudder set on ground and cornucopia. ACV 63. CAA -. Kovacs 130 ( this obverse die ). Very rare; with a fine portrait of the son of the Tigranes the Great. Struck from a slightly worn reverse die, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of Yerets’ Kariatin, Switzerland.

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