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2 Chalkoi - Tigranes V
| Issuer | Armenia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 6-12 |
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| Value | Dichalkon (1⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Tigranes V facing right, bearded, wearing a bead necklace and the distinctive Armenian tiara adorned with three eagles in relief, the tiara secured with a diadem whose ties fall behind the neck. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition, with bold relief typical of hammered provincial bronze coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Tigranes V ruled as a Roman client king, installed by Augustus and later confirmed under Gaius Caesar's eastern settlement around 1 AD. His reign was short and politically precarious — he was eventually deposed, possibly killed, with Roman backing withdrawn. Coinage attributable to his reign is genuinely scarce, and Kovacs 183 represents one of the smaller denominations of what is already a thin series.