SOPHENE. Artagigarta, 57/6 - 53/2 BC. Oktachalkon (Bronze, 27 mm, 14.22 g, 12 h), Armenia under Roman Control, dated year 8 (H) of the Pompeian era = 57/6. Turreted bust of Tyche of Artagigarta to right . Rev. Wreath with ties inwards, including Artagigarta's monogram above; date (H) to left and ΠO (of Pompey) monogram to right. Kovacs 209. Unpublished prior to Kovacs in 2016. Some uncleaned deposits as found, otherwise, fine.

From the collection of Yerets’ Kariatin, Switzerland.