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ID:     BMC_Parthia_36-7
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     Parthia
Issuer:     Vologases VI
Date Ruled:     (A.D. 208-228)
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Dichalkous
Struck / Cast:     Struck
Diameter:     14 mm
Obverse Description:     bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and tiara decorated with pellets on stalks round crest and vertically on side; ear flap decorated with pellets; pendants shown as two lines; segmented necklet; no wart; no earring; behind head, Aramaic letters (
Reverse Description:     eagle stands left, wings open, wreath in beak; circular border of pellets
Mint:     Ecbatana
Primary Reference:     Sellwood 88.25
Reference2:     BMC Parthia, p.246, 48; plate 36, no. 7 (Vologases V)
Photograph Credit:     BMC Parthia (Wroth, Catalogue of the Coins of Parthia)
Source:     http://parthia.com
Special Comments:     PDC 20642
Notes:     .55 inches. Curr Collection: British Museum