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ID:     83000750
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     Parthia
Issuer:     Vardanes II
Date Ruled:     (A.D. 55-58)
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Drachm
Struck / Cast:     Struck
Weight:     3.64 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Description:     bust left with quadrant bottom to beard wearing diadem and three-band spiral torque with no visible end; medium length hair wavy with earring visible; diadem pendants shown as five lines; 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 (L69ii); no border
Mint:     Ecbatana
Primary Reference:     Sellwood 69.14
Reference2:     Shore 385-386
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153494
Special Comments:     PDC 59904
Grade:     Good VF
Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 750. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex Berk 110 (8 September 1999), lot 237.