RPC I, 3843A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 3843A
Province Kingdom of Armenia
Region Armenia
City Artaxata
Reign Tiridates I of Armenia
Person (obv.) Tiridates I (king)
Person (rev.) Cleopatra of Armenia (queen)
Obverse inscription ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ ΤΙΡΙΔΑΤΗϹ Ε Α
Edition Βασιλεὺς Τιριδάτης ἔ(τους) αʹ
Translation King Tiridates, of year 1
Obverse design bust of Tiridates, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑϹΙΛΙϹϹΑ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑ Ε Α
Edition βασίλισσα Κλεοπάτρα ἔ(τους) αʹ
Translation Queen Cleopatra, of year 1
Reverse design female figure seated on throne, left, holding ??
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.84 g
Axis 12
Reference Nercessian —, Kovacs 199
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note These two extraordinary coins (3843A and 3843B) are attributed by Kovacs to Tiridates I of Armenia and queen Cleopatra; he interprets the letters E and A and indicating year 1 = AD 63 (though presumably Tiridates could have counted from a variety of dates, including AD 54).
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