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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:     726941      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Vardanes I Date Ruled:     (A.D. 40-47) Metal:     Billon Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     AD 43-44 Weight:     13.57 g Obverse Description:     bust left with short pointed beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; four waves in hair covering ear, hair above diadem as ringlets; 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, extending right hand; to his right, Tyche stands left presenting palm branch in right hand, and holding cornucopia in left; above palm, Greek letters ΣΝΤ; in exergue, Greek letters legible?; seven-line Greek inscription (L64i); no border Date On Coin:     355 ΕΝΤ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 64.20-27 (month legible?) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Special Comments:     PDC 11128 Notes:     CNG eBay Product ID: 726941 (Jun 2001).

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