Experts in Coins & Medals

LESBOS. Mytilene. Circa 478-455 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 10.5 mm, 2.52 g, 6 h). [ΛΕ] Head of a lion to right, with closed mouth. Rev. Incuse head of a bull to right. Bodenstedt 28. HGC 6, 955. Traité II, 2132 and pl. CLIX, 7. Very rare early variety, struck in impressively high relief; toned. Good very fine.

KINGS OF ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’, 95-56 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 15.76 g, 12 h), Tigranocerta, 80-68. Diademed and draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing a tiara with five peaks at the top, an eight-pointed star between two eagles standing outwards, their heads turned back, on the side; all within fillet border, broken through by the bottom of the bust and the peaks of the tiara. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ Turreted and draped figure of the Tyche of Artaxata seated to right on rocks, holding a palm branch with her outstretched right hand resting on tiller; on rock, monogram of ΣΩ; at her feet to right, the river god Araxes swimming to right; in field to right, pellet; all within laurel wreath. Bedoukian 21. Kovacs 75.2. Nercessian Group 8. Fine style! Extremely fine.