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Period
Hellenistic
Ruler
Tigranes II (95-56 BC)
Mint
Antioch on Orontes?
Province or Region
Armenia
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
17
Weight
4.51g
Obverse Description
Head of Tigranes II, wears tiara with five peaks.
Reverse Description
Heracles stands left; right hand on club; cape draped behind. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ. Across field ΡΑ.
Publisher
Pepperdine University Libraries
Digital Collection
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land
Credit Line
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Document Type
Article
Comments
Tigranes took control of most of the remnants of the Seleucid Empire (Syria) in 83 BC. He held off Rome for a while, but finally capitulated to Pompey (66 BC).