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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:     83000702      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Phraataces Date Ruled:     (2 B.C.-A.D. 4) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     BC 3-2 Weight:     14.18 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and three-band spiral torque with no visible end; hair above diadem no ringlets, below five formal rows of curls with no ear visible; wart visible on forehead; each side of head, Nike flying with diadem; circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ Reverse Description:     beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on backless throne, holding bow in right hand; below bow, Greek letters ΙΤ (horizontal), no letters in exergue; seven-line Greek inscription (L57i); no border Date On Coin:     310 ΙΤ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 57.10-12 variant (year IT) Reference2:     Shore - Reference3:     PDC 39706 (this coin) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153446 Special Comments:     PDC 59840 Grade:     VF, toned, light graffiti on obverse. Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 702. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex Dr. Robert Gonnella Collection (Peus 388, 1 November 2006), lot 534; Berk BBS 88 (28 November 1995), lot 250.

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