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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:     83000823      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Vologases VI Date Ruled:     (A.D. 208-228) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Drachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Weight:     3.18 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and tiara with very long neck flap, reaching to segmented necklet; tiara decorated with pellets on stalks round crest and vertically on side with crescent erased (on coin, not die) from right half; ear flap decorated with pellets; pendants shown as two lines; no wart; no earring; behind head, Aramaic letters (= wl); circular border of pellets Reverse Description:     beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; below bow, monogram [~]; four-line Greek inscription (L88ii); above, one-line Aramaic inscription; no border Mint:     Ecbatana Primary Reference:     Sellwood 88.24 Reference2:     Shore - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153567 Special Comments:     PDC 59981 Grade:     VF, toned, scratches on tiara (from removing cresc Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 823. Extremely rare. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 75 (23 May 2007), lot 602.

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