Tigran the Great Forehead Button Silver and 24 similar items

Tigran the Great Forehead Button Silver Plated Drop, Armenian Headpieces Drop Stunningly handcrafted traditional silver plated toned oxidized design forehead piece with Tigran the Great drop coins and two large rounds with artificial pomegranate stones, giving it a very rustic and ethnic look, adjustable chain. Tigranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes-Tigran the Great (140 – 55 BC) was King of Armenia under whom the country became, for a short time, the strongest state to Rome's east. He was a member of the Artaxiad Royal House. Under his reign, the Armenian kingdom expanded beyond its traditional boundaries, allowing Tigranes to claim the title Great King, and involving Armenia in many battles against opponents such as the Parthian and Seleucid empires, and the Roman Republic. Length 26cm – 10.23in Length with Chain 56cm – 22.04in Weight 65gr