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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:     83000742      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Vologases I Date Ruled:     (A.D. 51-78) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     AD 52 Weight:     14.72 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust facing, head left, with pointed beard wearing diadem and necklet with centered decoration; four waves in hair cover ear, hair above diadem as ringlets; no wart; 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; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting diadem in right hand, and holding scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΓΞΤ; in exergue, Greek letters ΔΙΣΤΡΟΥ (for ΔΥΣΤΡΟΥ?); seven-line Greek inscription (L68i); no border Date On Coin:     363 ΓΞΤ [Δ]ΙΕΤΡΟΥ (for ΔΥΣΤΡΟΥ?) Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 68.5 variant (ΔΙΕΤΡΟΥ for ΔΥΣΤΡΟΥ?) Reference2:     Shore 370 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153486 Special Comments:     PDC 59896 Grade:     Good VF Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 742. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection.

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