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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:     83000557      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Mithradates II Date Ruled:     (123-88 B.C.) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Drachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Weight:     4.08 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     medium bearded bust left wearing diadem, pellet-ended torque; behind bust, monogram [~~] above [~~]; circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΜΣΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ Reverse Description:     beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on omphalos; behind archer, star left of monogram [~], holding bow in right hand; no border; square four-line Greek inscription with guide lines Mint:     Rhagae Primary Reference:     Sellwood 24.19 Reference2:     cf. Shore 74 Reference3:     PDC 264 (this coin) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153301 Special Comments:     PDC 59668 Grade:     Good VF, toned, minor porosity, light deposits on Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 557. Rare. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 525.

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