AE 3.91g ca 240 BCE
Kovacs 1.
Draped bust to right, wearing bashlyk tied with diadem /
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΣΑΜΟΥ, king riding horse to right over fallen soldier, pointing spear in direction of two attacking soldiers standing to left, each holding spear and round shield.
Arsames I may have been the first Orontid king to mint coins, though his coinage is very rare. The dynasty ruled the province of Sophene for some times, and occasionally more territory, until it was incorporated into Armenia in the 5th century.