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title: Tigranes the Great Coin
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8245/tigranes-the-great-coin/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tigranes the Great Coin

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## Image File

[![Tigranes the Great Coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8245.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8245.jpg)

## Image Caption

Obverse of [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) depicting [Tigranes the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tigranes_the_Great/) (r. c. 95 - c. 56 BCE). Minted at [Antiochia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Antiochia/) ad Orontem, near present-day Antakya, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). [Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/), weighing approximately 16.5 grams. Acquired 1824 CE. (British Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. B. (2018, March 05). Tigranes the Great Coin. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8245/tigranes-the-great-coin/>
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Tigranes the Great Coin." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 05, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8245/tigranes-the-great-coin/>.
### MLA
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