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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_25-1 Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Artabanus II Date Ruled:     (A.D. 10-38) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     10 to 11 Weight:     13.75 g Obverse Description:     bust left with long beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; four formal rows of curls with no ear or earring visible, hair above diadem as ringlets; no wart; 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 her arm, Greek letters ΒΚΤ (vertical); in exergue, Greek letters (?); seven-line Date On Coin:     322 ΒΚΤ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 61.1 Reference2:     BMC Parthia, p.146, 1; plate 25, no. 1 (Artabanus III) Photograph Credit:     BMC Parthia (Wroth, Catalogue of the Coins of Parthia) Source:     http://parthia.com Special Comments:     PDC 20457 Notes:     212.2 grains. Curr Collection: British Museum Prev collection: Rassam

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