Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC)

Mints

Tigranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes the Great was King of Armenia under whom the country became, for a short time, the strongest state to Rome's east. He was a member of the Artaxiad Royal House. Under his reign, the Armenian kingdom expanded beyond its traditional boundaries, allowing Tigranes to claim the title Great King, and involving Armenia in many battles against opponents such as the Parthian and Seleucid empires, and the Roman Republic.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
S 1293 - Artaxata		Bronze
S 92 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (80-68 BCE) Nercessian		Silver	21,471 kg
S 970 - Antioch (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (83-70 BCE)		Silver	6,047 kg
S 978 - Armenia (uncertain mint) (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (83-55 BCE)		Silver	988 kg
H 309 - All mints (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (80-68 BCE) Callataÿ		Silver	17,032 kg
S 977 - Nisibis (Tigranes II), silver, drachms (80-63 BCE)		Silver	14,294 kg
S 97 - Artaxata (Tigranes II), silver, drachms (78-72 BCE)		Silver	3,862 kg
Artaxata (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (77-72 BCE)		Silver	1,827 kg
Damascus (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (72-70 BCE)		Silver	3,021 kg
S 94 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (71 BCE)		Silver	1,805 kg
S 975 - Artaxata, silver, tetradrachm, 70-55 BC		Silver	2,700 kg
S 973 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (70-55 BCE)		Silver	5,014 kg
S 976 - Artaxata, silver, drachma, 70-55 BC		Silver	2,750 kg
S 974 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II), silver, drachms (69-55 BCE)		Silver	94 kg
Tigranocerta (Tigranes II), silver, drachms (68-65 BCE)		Silver	223 kg
S 971 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 83-70 BC		Silver	0 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
SO 1920 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Antioch		Bronze
SO 2136 - Artaxata? over Berytus
2833 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 59)
SO 1921 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Antioch?
SO 2137 - Artaxata? over Marathus
2575 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (CNG, EA 296, Feb. 2013, 61)
SO 2139 - Artaxata? over Marathus
SO 1901 - Artaxata? over Seleuceia Pieria
SO 1903 - Artaxata? over Tripolis
SO 1913 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
2791 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Bedoukian coll. - Nercessian 1996, 51)
2749 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 55)
SO 2141 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
SO 1927 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Tyre
2734 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 58)
SO 1911 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
SO 1888 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
SO 797 - Artaxata? over Tripolis
SO 1897 - Artaxata? over Marathus
SO 1923 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Aradus
SO 1910 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
SO 2140 - Artaxata? over Marathus
SO 1909 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
SO 1924 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint
SO 852 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint
SO 1882 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
3583 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 47)
SO 1905 - Artaxata? over Tripolis
SO 1929 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint
SO 1900 - Artaxata? over Seleuceia Pieria
SO 1892 - Artaxata? over Larissa
SO 2138 - Artaxata? over Marathus
2533 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Guevrekian coll. - Maksudian 1989, 2.2)
SO 1928 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint
SO 1908 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
SO 1959 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Epiphaneia?
SO 1918 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
SO 1891 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
1913 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 33)
2870 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Guevrekian coll. - Nercessian 1995, 45)
SO 822 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
2733 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 57)
SO 1898 - Artaxata? over Marathus
SO 1906 - Artaxata? over Tyre
3079 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Bedoukian coll. - Nercessian 1996, 26)
SO 1914 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
3169 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 50)
SO 1912 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
SO 1922 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint
SO 1925 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Tyre
SO 2142 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint
SO 1919 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Antioch
SO 1902 - Artaxata? over Sidon
1860 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 39)
2499 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Lanz, EA, Oct. 2017))
SO 383 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over uncertain mint
1727 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 31)
2709 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 63)
SO 1904 - Artaxata? over Tripolis
SO 1899 - Artaxata? over Marathus
SO 1907 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint
2508 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 21)		Bronze	96 BC JL
2511 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian coll. - Nercessian 1996, 22)		Bronze	96 BC JL
2601 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Saryan coll. - Nercessian 1996, 20)		Bronze	96 BC JL
2928 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Saryan coll. - Nercessian 1996, 18)		Bronze	96 BC JL
2397 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (MacDonald coll. - Nercessian 1996, 24)		Bronze	96 BC JL
Tigranocerta (tetrachalkon Tigranes II/Tyche) over uncertain mint (Antiochos III/Nike) (Ebay Numismatik Lanz, July 2017)		Bronze	96 BC JL
2592 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Saryan coll. - Nercessian 1996, 23)		Bronze	96 BC JL
2543 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian coll. - Nercessian 1996, 19)		Bronze	96 BC JL
3006 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (CNG, 15, 359)		Bronze	83 BC JL
2547 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Hirsch, 167, 550)		Bronze	80 BC JL
SO 1848 - Artaxata? over Apameia		Bronze	80 BC JL
2502 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1995, 73)		Bronze	80 BC JL
3414 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 54)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2433 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Maksudian 1989, 1)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2447 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian coll. - Nercessian 1996, 36)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2620 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Gorny & Mosch, 200, Oct. 2011, 2019)		Bronze	80 BC JL
SO 1926 - Uncertain mint under Tigranes II of Armenia over Antioch		Bronze	80 BC JL
2634 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian coll. - Nercessian 1996, 37)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2427 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Hirsch, 163, 496)		Bronze	80 BC JL
3855 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 28)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2887 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 53)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2808 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Hirsch, 166, May 1990, 503)		Bronze	80 BC JL
3415 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1995, 75)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2654 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Hirsch, 167, 552)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2705 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Hirsch, 168, 355)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2463 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Rauch, 97, Apr. 2015, 249)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2454 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Lanz, 160, June 2015, 273)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2872 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 32)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2064 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 34)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2530 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Gorny & Mosch, 233, Oct. 2015, 1750)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2608 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1995, 70)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2418 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian coll. - Nercessian 1996, 38)		Bronze	80 BC JL
SO 1841 - Artaxata? over Antioch		Bronze	80 BC JL
2616 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Saryan coll. - Nercessian 1996, 30)		Bronze	80 BC JL
SO 1843 - Artaxata? over Antioch		Bronze	80 BC JL
2642 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (CNG, 20, 381)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2767 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1995, 74)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2760 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1996, 49)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2446 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Gorny & Mosch, 200, Oct. 2011, 2018)		Bronze	80 BC JL
SO 1846 - Artaxata? over Apameia		Bronze	80 BC JL
2838 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Saryan coll. - Nercessian 1996, 43)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2607 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Saryan coll. - Nercessian 1996, 29)		Bronze	80 BC JL
SO 1847 - Artaxata? over Apameia		Bronze	80 BC JL
25089 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over uncertain types of Antiochus VIII (Solidus Numismatik, 18, July 2017, 132)		Bronze	80 BC JL
SO 1842 - Artaxata? over Antioch		Bronze	80 BC JL
2571 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian coll. - Nercessian 1996, 40)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2576 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Nercessian 1995, 59)		Bronze	80 BC JL
3593 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Guevrekian coll. - Nercessian 1996, 25)		Bronze	80 BC JL
2456 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (CNG, EA 367, Jan. 2016, 242)		Bronze	70 BC JL
2402 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (CNG, EA 217, Aug. 2009, 126)		Bronze	70 BC JL
2651 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Triskeles, 6, June 2016, 105)		Bronze	70 BC JL
SO 1917 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint			80 JL
2481 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Leu, EA 5, Sept. 2018, 348)			80 JL
SO 1844 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint			96 JL
SO 1840 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint			96 JL
SO 1849 - Artaxata? over Apameia			96 JL
SO 1839 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint			96 JL
SO 1845 - Artaxata? over uncertain mint			96 JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
SO 1843 - Artaxata? over Antioch		Bronze	80 BC JL
SO 1842 - Artaxata? over Antioch		Bronze	80 BC JL
SO 1841 - Artaxata? over Antioch		Bronze	80 BC JL

Tigranes II of Armenia

TypeType of authority. ᵖ	Person
Nomisma IDNomisma ID	tigranes_ii_armenia
Links	http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q201303 http://viaf.org/viaf/23708974 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118622676

Literature

• Bedoukian 1978 (36 mentions)
• Nercessian 1995 (36 mentions)
• Kovacs 2016 (35 mentions)
• Y. T. Nercessian (14 mentions)
• P. Z. Bedoukian (14 mentions)
• Nercessian 1995b (3 mentions)
• Foss 1986 (1 mentions)
• Mousheghian - Depeyrot 1999 (1 mentions)
• Nercessian 1996 (1 mentions)