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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_24-1 Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Phraataces Date Ruled:     (2 B.C.-A.D. 4) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     3 to 3 Weight:     13.67 g Obverse Description:     bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and three-band spiral torque with no visible end; ear visible, hair above diadem as ringlets, below as two waves; wart visible on forehead; in front, Nike flying right with diadem; circular inscription (L58i); o Reverse Description:     bust of Musa right wearing tiara, diadem and beaded necklet with ornament; on diadem pendant, Greek letters ΟΥ; in front, Nike flying left with diadem; two-line Greek inscription (L58ii); circular border of pellets Date On Coin:     314 ΔΙΤ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 58.5 Reference2:     BMC Parthia, p.139 (Gardner, pl. iv, 27); plate 24, no. 1 (Phraataces and Musa) Reference3:     Gardner p.45; pl. iv, 27 (this coin) Reference4:     Prokesch-Osten, p.40, 8; pl. 3, 29 (this coin) Photograph Credit:     BMC Parthia (Wroth, Catalogue of the Coins of Parthia) Source:     http://parthia.com Special Comments:     PDC 20447 Notes:     See Wroth, p.139 for notes. Curr Collection: Berlin?

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