Ponterio & Associates Sale 152 - N.Y.I.N.C. Auction Auction date: 8 January 2010. Lot number: 5892 Price realized: Unsold ARMENIA. Tigranes II, 95-56 B.C. AE Half Chalkus (4.56 gms). Draped bust of king right wearing five-pointed Armenian tiara. BASILEWS BASILEWN TIGRANOU, Herakles standing left, lionskin over left arm. Bedoukian-101. RARE. Excellent quality for this normally well worn and corroded type. Dark green patina. CHOICE VERY FINE+. Estimate $400-$600 Courtesy of Ponterio & Associates, March 2010.