摘要
The question of Tigranes II's coinage and its chronology is one of the main difficulties for Artaxiad numismatics.These coins account for over half of all coin types issued by all the kings of this dynasty over a period of almost two centuries(189 BC-AD 16).The abundance and wide range of types,monograms,legends,and tiara shapes have led to differing and sometimes contradictory classifications.
