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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:     83000672      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Phraates IV Date Ruled:     (38-2 B.C.) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     BC 25 Weight:     14.59 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     short-bearded bust left wearing diadem and griffin-ended torque; a wart visible on forehead; circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ Reverse Description:     male wearing diadem seated right on throne; to his right, Tyche[?] stands left presenting palm branch in right hand, and holding cornucopia in left; seven-line Greek inscription (L51i); in exergue, Greek letters ΑΥΔΝ ΖΠΣ; no border Date On Coin:     287 Ζ[ΠΣ] [Α]ΥΔΝ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 51.25 Reference2:     Shore - Reference3:     cf. Callataÿ, Tetradrachmes, pl. XIX, 2 Reference4:     PDC 39677 (this coin) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153416 Special Comments:     PDC 59802 Grade:     VF, toned, traces of graffiti on obverse. Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 672. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex Dr. Robert Gonnella Collection (Peus 388, 1 November 2006), lot 495.

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