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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:     83000706      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Orodes III Date Ruled:     (A.D. 6) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 6 Weight:     13.45 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and four-band spiral torque with no visible end; ear visible, hair above diadem as ringlets; no wart; circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ Reverse Description:     beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand and scepter in left; below bow, Greek letters ΣΜ (vertical), behind throne, Greek letters ΖΙΤ (vertical); seven-line Greek inscription (L59i); no border Date On Coin:     317 ΖΙΤ ΕΜ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 59.2 Reference2:     Shore 327 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153450 Special Comments:     PDC 59844 Grade:     Near VF, toned, light graffiti on obverse Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 706. Extremely rare. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection.Orodes III ascended the throne with the assistance of the Parthian nobility following the death of Phraatakes. His reign was brief and, according to Josephus (Ant. Jud.

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