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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:     83000748      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Vardanes II Date Ruled:     (A.D. 55-58) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     AD 57-58 Weight:     14.31 g Die Axis:     12 h 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 off flan; seven-line Greek inscription (L69i); no border Date On Coin:     369 ΘΞΤ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 69.10-12 (month off flan) Reference2:     Shore 383 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153492 Special Comments:     PDC 59902 Grade:     Good VF Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 748. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection.Vardanes II was the son of Vologases I, possibly unseating his father for a short period. Other than his numismatic contribution to history, there is little known of him.

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