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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 8304682, member: 75937&quot;]<a href="https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/ancient-coins-of-the-kingdom-of-sophene/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/ancient-coins-of-the-kingdom-of-sophene/" rel="nofollow">This article</a> by Steve Benner for <i>CoinWeek</i> introduced me to the Kingdom of Sophene. I am embarrassed to say that I had never heard of it until just now. But that&#039;s the greatest thing about ancient numismatics -- every day is an opportunity to learn. </p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Do you have any coins from this forgotten kingdom?</i></p><p><br /></p><p>From the article:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>The Kingdom of <b>Sophene</b> is another one of those ancient countries that has not received very much attention from ancient coin collectors. Usually, it is just lumped in with <b>Armenia</b> because it was absorbed into the Armenian Empire by <b>Tigranes II the Great</b> (140–55 BCE) after 95 BCE. But Sophene had its own unique history and distinctive coinage.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://coinweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Figure-4-3670244.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><blockquote><p><font size="3">KINGS of SOPHENE. Arsames II. Circa 230 BCE. Æ Dichalkon. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara / Nude Hercules standing left, holding club, BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΡΣAMOY, 20mm, 5.44 g., Nercessian, Coinage 12. (CNG 367, Lot 24, $280, 1/27/16).</font></p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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