Tigranes IV

Tigranes IV
Coin of Tigranes IV, minted during his second reign
King of Armenia
1st co-reign with Erato
Reign8–5 BC[1]
PredecessorTigranes III
SuccessorArtavasdes III
King of Armenia
2nd co-reign with Erato
Reign2 BC–AD 1[1]
PredecessorArtavasdes III
SuccessorErato (as sole monarch in 1–2 AD)[2]
Ariobarzanes II (as king from 2 AD)
Died1 AD
SpouseErato of Armenia
DynastyArtaxiad
FatherTigranes III

Tigranes IV (30s BC–1)[3] was a prince of the Kingdom of Armenia and member of the Artaxiad dynasty who served as a Roman client king of Armenia from 8 BC until 5 BC and 2 BC until 1 AD.[4]

  1. ^ a b Nercessian, Y. T. (1984). Հայ Դրամագիտական Ուսումնասիրություններ (in Armenian). Armenian Numismatic Society. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-9606842-2-9.
  2. ^ Baumer, Christoph (2021-08-26). History of the Caucasus: Volume 1: At the Crossroads of Empires. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-7556-3969-4.
  3. ^ Sayles, Ancient Coin Collecting IV: Roman Provincial Coins, p.62
  4. ^ Lang, David M. “Iran, Armenia and Georgia.” In: Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. III, Part I, p. 513.

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