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ID:     83000752
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     Parthia
Issuer:     Vologases II
Date Ruled:     (A.D. 77-80)
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Drachm
Struck / Cast:     Struck
Weight:     3.75 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Description:     bust left with quadrant bottom to beard wearing diadem and tiara decorated round crest with "hooks" and horn on side; spiral torque with no visible end; lock of hair visible on forehead; ear visible; diadem pendants shown as three lines; behind head, Aramaic letters erased on die; circular border of pellets
Reverse Description:     beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; below bow, monogram [~]; seven-line Greek inscription (L72ii); no border
Mint:     Ecbatana
Primary Reference:     Sellwood 72.10
Reference2:     Shore 388
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153496
Special Comments:     PDC 59906
Grade:     Good VF, toned
Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 752. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection.