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ID:     85035
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     Parthia
Issuer:     Vardanes II
Date Ruled:     (A.D. 55-58)
Metal:     Billon
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:     Struck
Date Struck:     AD 58
Diameter:     26 mm
Weight:     14.45 g
Obverse Description:     bust left with very short beard wearing diadem and spiral torque; four waves in hair cover ear, hair above diadem as ringlets; wart on forehead is visible; circular border of pellets
Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ
Reverse Description:     male wearing diadem seated left on throne, extending right hand, grasping hilt of sword in left; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting diadem in right hand, and holding scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΘΞΤ = 369 Seleucid era; in exergue, Greek letters ΠΑΝΗ; seven-line Greek inscription (L69i); no border
Date On Coin:     369 ΘΞΤ [Π]ΑΝΗΜ
Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris
Primary Reference:     Sellwood 69.12
Reference2:     Shore 383
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=46928
Special Comments:     PDC 23052
Grade:     Good VF, minor encrustation on obverse.
Notes:     CNG E-Auction 85 (17 Mar 2004), lot 35.