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ID: |
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83000713 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Ancient East |
| Region: |
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Parthia |
| Issuer: |
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Artabanus II |
| Date Ruled: |
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(A.D. 10-38)
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| Metal: |
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Silver |
| Denomination: |
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Tetradrachm |
| Struck / Cast: |
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Struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 27 |
| Weight: |
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13.58 g |
| Die Axis: |
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12 h |
| Obverse Description: |
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bust facing with medium beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; no wart; circular border of pellets |
| Reverse Legend: |
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ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ |
| Reverse Description: |
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male wearing diadem left on horseback, arm extended; Greek letters ΤΛΗ divided by his head; in front, Tyche standing right presenting palm branch; below horse, monogram [~] (Artemisios?); four-line Greek inscription (L63i); no border |
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Date On Coin: |
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338 ΤΛΗ (monogram for Artemisios) |
| Mint: |
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Seleucia on the Tigris |
| Primary Reference: |
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Sellwood 63.1 |
| Reference2: |
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Shore 332 = 5086 (this coin) |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153457 |
| Special Comments: |
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PDC 59851 |
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Grade:
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VF, toned, light graffiti on obverse, typical poor |
| Notes: |
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Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 713. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex UBS 67 (5 September 2006), lot 5507; Fred Shore Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 36, 5 December 1995), lot 332. |
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