Tetradrachm - Tiraios II

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Characene (Mesopotamia)
King	Tiraios II (79 BC - 48 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	68 BC - 48 BC
Value	1 Tetradrachm = 4 Drachm
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	13.68 g
Diameter	29 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 311645
References	BMC Greek# 1 Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. And 26 more volumes.

Obverse

Head of Tiraios II right, diademed, bearded, hair in curls; dotted border.

Reverse

Herakles seated left on anvil-shaped seat, nude, holding with right hand a club set on his right knee flanked vertically by lettering, a monogram before his head, date in exergue.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΤΙΡΑΙΟΥ
ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΙΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΗΣ
ΛΞΣ

Translation: King Tiraios, saviour and benefactor

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