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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:     83000545      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Artabanus I Date Ruled:     (127-124 B.C.) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Drachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Weight:     3.29 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     medium-bearded bust left wearing diadem, hair arranged in concentric waves; circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΜΣΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΘΣΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ Reverse Description:     beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on omphalos, holding bow in right hand; no border; line 4 reads ΘΣΟΠΑΤΟΡΣ in four-line Greek inscription without dividing lines Mint:     Mint? Primary Reference:     Sellwood 19.2 variant (legend ΘΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΣ) Reference2:     Shore 58 Reference3:     PDC 5889 (this coin) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153289 Special Comments:     PDC 59656 Grade:     VF, darkly toned, obverse slightly double struck. Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 545. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 6 (6 March 2007), lot 1547.

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