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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:     83000698      [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 2 Weight:     12.88 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and beaded necklet with ornament, ear visible, hair above diadem as ringlets, below as three waves; no wart; 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 wreath in right hand, and holding cornucopia in left; above her arm, Greek letters ΙΤ, below arm Greek letter Π and pellet; in exergue, Greek letters ΓΟΡΠΙΑΙΟΥ; seven-line Greek inscription (L56i); no border Date On Coin:     310 ΙΤ [Γ]OPΠ[I]A Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 56.1 Reference2:     Shore - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153442 Special Comments:     PDC 59836 Grade:     Good VF, find patina, typical areas of flat strike Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 698. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 155 (3 January 2007), lot 11.

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