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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_19-5 Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Phraates IV Date Ruled:     (38-2 B.C.) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     -26 to -26 Weight:     12.69 g Obverse Description:     short-bearded bust left wearing diadem and griffin-ended torque; a wart visible on forehead; circular border of pellets Reverse Description:     male wearing diadem seated right on throne; to his right, Tyche[?] stands left presenting palm branch in right hand, and holding cornucopia in left; pellet above arm; seven-line Greek inscription (L51i); above Tyche, Greek letters ϚΠΣ; in exergue, Greek l Date On Coin:     286 ϚΠΣ ΥΠΕΡ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 51.22 variant (pellet above arm) Reference2:     BMC Parthia, p.103, 20; plate 19, no. 5 (Phraates IV) Photograph Credit:     BMC Parthia (Wroth, Catalogue of the Coins of Parthia) Source:     http://parthia.com Special Comments:     PDC 20366 Notes:     195.8 grains. Curr Collection: British Museum Prev collection: Cunningham

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