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ID:
83000547
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Ancient East
Region:
Parthia
Issuer:
Artabanus I
Date Ruled:
(127-124 B.C.)
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Drachm
Struck / Cast:
Struck
Weight:
3.99 g
Die Axis:
12 h
Obverse Description:
bearded bust left wearing diadem, earring, hair arranged in concentric waves; behind bust, monogram [~~]; circular border of pellets
Reverse Legend:
ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΜΣΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΦΙΛΑΔΣΛΦΟΥ
Reverse Description:
beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on omphalos, holding bow in right hand; no border; four-line Greek inscription without dividing lines
Mint:
Ecbatana
Primary Reference:
Sellwood 20.3
Reference2:
Shore 61 (same obv. die)
Reference3:
PDC 39527 (this coin)
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153291
Special Comments:
PDC 59658
Grade:
EF, toned, minor roughness.
Notes:
Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 547. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex Dr. Robert Gonnella Collection (Peus 388, 1 November 2006), lot 321; Peus 326 (1 November 1989), lot 359.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
