Description

KING of ELYMAIS, Tigraeus (Tigraios) Usurper (Struck 138/7-133/2 BC) Æ 15 mm 1.77 gm Chalkous, VF, Rare

Obv: Helmeted bust right

Rev: Figure standing facing on step. Well struck on a broad flan. Brown patina.

Ref: van't Haaff Type 5.6, Le Rider (Suse) 102, Alram 452 / 453

Tigraeus (Tigraios), a regional ruler often characterized as an Usurper. He likely seized control of the major city and administrative center of Susa during a chaotic shift of power between the Seleucid Empire and Mithradates I of the Parthian Empire

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Sku# 1960