ARMENIAN KINGDOM. Artavasdes II (56-34 BC). AR drachm (19mm, 3.49 gm, 12h). NGC Fine 4/5 - 2/5. Artaxata, dated Regnal Year 17 (40/39 BC). Draped bust of Artavasdes II right, wearing five-pointed tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / BAΣIΛEΩN / AΡTAΥAZΔOΥ, Helios, radiate, driving fast quadriga left, reins in left hand, Nike in right hand crowning king; monogram above IΞ (date) in left field. ACCP 165. Extremely rare - no examples of this date in sales archives in the past 20 years.

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