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Period
Hellenistic
Ruler
Tigranes II (95-56 BC)
Mint
Damascus
Province or Region
Armenia
Date
70 BC
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
16
Weight
5.17g
Obverse Description
Head of Tigranes II, wears tiara with five peaks. "A" at left.
Reverse Description
Nike advances left. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ. In ex. Date: ΔΗΜ (=70 BC).
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).