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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:     83000720      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Artabanus II Date Ruled:     (A.D. 10-38) Metal:     Billon Denomination:     Drachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Weight:     3.86 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust left with medium or long square cut beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; medium-length almost straight hair with earring visible, no wart; in front, star above crescent; circular border of pellets Reverse Description:     beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; below bow, Greek letters IN (retrograde); barbarous Greek inscription similar to L63iii; no border Mint:     Nisa Primary Reference:     Sellwood 63.14 Reference2:     Shore 349 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153464 Special Comments:     PDC 59858 Grade:     Good VF, lightly toned, fglat on high points Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 720. Rare and exceptional for issue. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex UBS 69 (23 January 2007), lot 615.

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