★ A lovely chalkous with a very attractive portrait ★

KINGS OF ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’, 95-56 BC. Chalkous (Bronze, 14 mm, 2.76 g, 1 h), Tigranokerta, circa 80-68. Draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing five-pointed tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem. Rev. [B]AΣΙΛE[ΩΣ] / BAΣΙΛEΩN - TIΓPANO[Y] Cornucopiae tied with a fillet; below, A; in exergue, ΔH. Kovacs 87. A lovely example with a very attractive portrat. Slightly rough, otherwise, good very fine.

From an important collection of Armenian coins.