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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     81000565      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     ARMENIA City:     Artaxiad Dynasty Issuer:     Tigranes II, The Great Date Ruled:     95-56 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Weight:     15.72 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Description:     Draped bust right, wearing tiara with star and eagles Reverse Description:     Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; monogram to inner right and on rock; all within wreath Mint:     Antioch Primary Reference:     SCADA Group 1 (A14/P118b - this coin, illustrated) = Y.T. Nercessian, “A Small Hoard of Tigranes II the Great Tetradrachms” in ANJ XXVIII/4 (December 2002), dies A13/P100c (this coin) Reference2:     CAA 17 Reference3:     AC 31 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=140111 Grade:     Good VF, light porosity. Notes:     Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 565 From the Norman Frank Collection. Ex Pegasi VIII (29 April 2003), lot 171.

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