Tigranes II of Armenia Tigranocerta Kovacs 2016 71-76, Silver, struck at Tigranocerta, 80–68 BC. Obverse: bust of tigranes ii wearing tiara with multiple peaks, decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem; all with a bead and reel border. Reverse: tyche of artaxata holding a palm-branch, seated on a promontory; below, river-god araxes. Weight about g.
| mint | Tigranocerta | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | Tigranes II of Armenia | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
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Bust of Tigranes II wearing tiara with multiple peaks, decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem; all with a bead and reel border
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Tyche of Artaxata holding a palm-branch, seated on a promontory; below, river-god Araxes
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Tigranes II of Armenia Tigranocerta Kovacs 2016 71-76 (tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.71-76), 80–68 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/tigranes-ii-of-armenia-tigranocerta-kovacs-2016-71-76/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA