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Armenian Kingdom, Tigranes II the Younger, 77 - 66 B.C.
Tigranes the Younger was the son and heir Tigranes the Elder (r. 95 - 55 B.C.). His mother was Cleopatra of Pontus, a daughter of Mithridates VI Eupator, the king of Pontus. In c.?66 B.C., Tigranes the Younger fell out with his father and fled to the Parthian monarch Phraates III. He agreed to help Phraates III take the Armenian throne in return for marrying his daughter. This marriage took place in 66/65 B.C. Phraates III and Tigranes the Younger led were initially successful in Armenia but their efforts were halted by a long siege at Artaxata. Phraates III put Tigranes the Younger in charge of the expedition, leaving him with some Parthian soldiers. Ultimately, Tigranes the Younger was defeated by his father, however, leading him to join Pompey instead. Tigranes the Elder soon surrendered to Pompey, who chose to allow him to retain his crown. Instead, Tigranes the Younger was made the ruler of Sophene with the assurance he would ascend to the Armenian throne after his father's death.GY13137. Bronze 4 chalkoi, Kovacs 137, Nercessian ACV 51, Newell LSM 151, F, Tigranocerta (or Artagigarta?) mint, weight 7.750g, maximum diameter 21.9mm, die axis 0o, 71/70 - 70/69 B.C.; obverse head right, wearing Armenian tiara ornamented with a comet (comprised of a star and a bull's horn); reverse Antioch seated left on rock, turreted and draped, right extended, cornucopia in left hand, BAΣIΛEΩΣ downward on right, TIΓPANOY downward on left, ΘE / OΦ (controls) outer left; rare; SOLD
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