Tigranes the Great Coin

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by The British Museum
published on 05 March 2018

Tigranes the Great Coin — Obverse of coin depicting Tigranes the Great (r. c. 95 - c. 56 BCE). Minted at Antiochia ad Orontem, near present-day Antakya, Turkey. Silver, weighing approximately 16.5 grams. Acquired 1824 CE. (British Museum, London)

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