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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     BMC_Parthia_34-8 Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Vologases IV Date Ruled:     (A.D. 147-191) Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Dichalkous Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     147 to 148 Diameter:     18 mm Obverse Description:     bust facing with tapering square-cut beard wearing tiara decorated round crest with "hooks", with earflaps; on right, Greek letters ΘΝΥ (vertical); circular border of pellets Reverse Description:     Tyche seated left on column, right hand to face; in front, palm branch; circular border of pellets Date On Coin:     459 ΘΝΥ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 84.136 Reference2:     BMC Parthia, p.232, 68; plate 34, no. 8 (Vologases III) Reference3:     Gardner p.56; pl. vi, 4 (this coin) Photograph Credit:     BMC Parthia (Wroth, Catalogue of the Coins of Parthia) Source:     http://parthia.com Special Comments:     PDC 20612 Gardner read date as QLY (439) Notes:     .7 inches. Curr Collection: British Museum

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