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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:     75000602      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Vologases VI Date Ruled:     (A.D. 208-228) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Drachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Weight:     3.18 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and tiara with very long neck flap, reaching to segmented necklet; tiara decorated with pellets on stalks round crest and vertically on side with crescent erased (on coin, not die) from right half; ear flap decorated with pellets; pendants shown as two lines; no wart; no earring; behind head, Aramaic letters (= wl); circular border of pellets Reverse Description:     beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; below bow, monogram [~]; four-line Greek inscription (L88ii); above, one-line Aramaic inscription; no border Mint:     Ecbatana Primary Reference:     Sellwood 88.24 Reference2:     Shore 462 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103510 Special Comments:     PDC 42919 Grade:     VF, toned, scratches on tiara (from removing cresc Notes:     CNG 75 (23 May 2007), lot 602. Extremely rare. All of these drachms with long earflap are extremely rare, but there are a number among them with the crescent intentionally removed from the coin (rather than the die), suggesting it was an official modific

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