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ID:
BMC_Parthia_26-1
Type:
Ancient East
Region:
Parthia
Issuer:
Vardanes I
Date Ruled:
(A.D. 40-47)
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:
Struck
Date Struck:
44 to 44
Weight:
13.82 g
Obverse Description:
bust left with short pointed beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; four waves in hair covering ear, hair above diadem as ringlets; wart visible on forehead; circular border of pellets
Reverse Description:
male wearing diadem seated right on throne, extending right hand; to his right, Tyche stands left presenting palm branch in right hand, and holding cornucopia in left; above palm, Greek letters ΣΝΤ; in exergue, Greek letters ΑΡΤΣΜΙΣΙΟΥ; seven-line Greek i
Date On Coin:
355 ΕΝΤ [ΑΡ]ΤΕΜΕΙΣΙ
Mint:
Seleucia on the Tigris
Primary Reference:
Sellwood 64.23
Reference2:
BMC Parthia, p.155, 19; plate 26, no. 1 (Vardanes I)
Photograph Credit:
BMC Parthia (Wroth, Catalogue of the Coins of Parthia)
Source:
http://parthia.com
Special Comments:
PDC 20469
Notes:
213.2 grains. Curr Collection: British Museum Prev collection: M. Borrell
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