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Tetradrachm of Tigranes II
Obverse: Bust of Tigranes II, draped, wearing Armenian royal tiara with 2 eagles with floret/Macedonian star between, right; bead and reel border. Reverse: Tyche of Antioch seated on rock right, with palm in right hand; Orontes river god below; below on rocks, monogram (control mark); foliate border with knot at top.
Antioch was peacefully annexed by Tigranes in 83 BCE, setting the earliest possible date for this issue featuring the city’s protective Tyche.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Turkey, Hatay, Antioch (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.69 cm); axis: 1:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.531