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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:     83000725      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Vardanes I Date Ruled:     (A.D. 40-47) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     AD 42 Weight:     14.46 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust left with short pointed beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; four waves in hair covering ear, hair above diadem as ringlets; wart visible on forehead; circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ Reverse Description:     male wearing diadem seated right on throne, extending right hand; to his right, Tyche stands left presenting palm branch in right hand, and holding cornucopia in left; above palm, Greek letters ΔΝΤ; in exergue, Greek letters ΔΙΟΥ; seven-line Greek inscription (L64i); no border Date On Coin:     354 ΔΝΤ ΔΙΟΥ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 64.11-19 variant (month ΔΙΟΥ) Reference2:     Shore - Reference3:     PDC 39741 (this coin) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153469 Special Comments:     PDC 59875 Grade:     VF Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 725. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex Dr. Robert Gonnella Collection (Peus 388, 1 November 2006), lot 579.

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