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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:     81000662      [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 38-37 Weight:     14.12 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     short-bearded bust left wearing diadem and five-band 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, a bow in right hand; to his right, Tyche[?] stands left presenting wreath in right hand, and holding cornucopia in left; below throne, Greek letters ΣΟΣ; in exergue, Greek letters ΟΛΩ; no border; seven-line Greek inscription Date On Coin:     275 ΕΟΣ OΛΩ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 50.3 Reference2:     Shore 268 Reference3:     Callataÿ, Tetradrachmes, pp. 47-8 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=140208 Special Comments:     PDC 58222 Grade:     VF Notes:     CNG 81 (20 May 2009), lot 662. Overstruck on uncertain undertype

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