Kingdom of Armenia Drachm - Tigranes II, -96 – -80

Drachm from Kingdom of Armenia. Issued from -96 to -80. Struck in Silver. Measures 0 mm and weighs 3.83 g.

Obverse

Head of Tigranes II facing right, lightly bearded, wearing tiara with five long peaks, decorated with a star and tied with a diadem. Bead and reel border

Reverse

King standing half left, head left, in Armenian tiara, wearing long tunic open in front to waist, drapery behind right shoulder, holding a long staff behind, and uncertain object (barsom sticks?) (King Tigranes the Great, the fatherly admirer of the Greeks)