ARMENIAN KINGDOM. Tigranes II the Great (95-56 BC). AE tetrachalkon (19mm, 7.07 gm, 12h). NGC AU S 5/5 - 4/5. Tigranocerta, ca. 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Tigranes II right, wearing tiara with starburst between eagles standing outward looking inward; dotted border / BAΣΙΛΕ-ΩΣ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ, Tyche seated right, holding palm; river-god Araxes swimming right below; Δ in inner left field, H/A in inner right field. Kovacs 85. CAA 94. Phenomenally well-struck and preserved for the type. Undisputedly deserving of the star designation for superior eye appeal. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 446 (19 June 2019), lot 128

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