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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:     84065      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Osroes I Date Ruled:     (A.D. 109-129) Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Tetrachalkous Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     AD 117-118 Diameter:     20 mm Weight:     7.39 g Obverse Description:     bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and tiara with "hooks" round crest with horn decoration on side; one broad diadem pendant; three-band spiral torque with no visible end; no wart; hair in large bunch behind curved earflap, no earring; no sequence letter; circular border of pellets Reverse Description:     female standing right at altar(?) wearing diadem, holding object (snake? Sellwood = scepter) and palm branch; behind, Greek letters ΘΛΥ (vertical); circular border of pellets Date On Coin:     439 ΘΛΥ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 80.11 Reference2:     Shore - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=46539 Special Comments:     PDC 22735 Grade:     Near VF, red and light green patina Notes:     CNG E-Auction 84 (3 Mar 2004), lot 65. Rare.

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