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Period
Alexander/ Central Asia
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
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).