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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:     690760      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Artabanus III Date Ruled:     (A.D. 80-90) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     AD 79-80 Weight:     13.52 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; four waves in hair, earring visible; hair above diadem as ringlets; no wart; circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΑΡΤΑΒΑΝΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ Reverse Description:     male wearing diadem seated left on throne, extending right hand, grasping hilt of sword in left; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting untied diadem in right hand, holding scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΑϘΤ; horizontal bar on throne back; in exergue, Greek letters legible?; seven-line Greek inscription (L74i); no border Date On Coin:     391 ΑϘΤ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 74.1 (month legible?) Reference2:     Shore - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=65394 Special Comments:     PDC 29497 Grade:     VF, lightly toned, some roughness Notes:     CNG 69 (8 Jun 2005), lot 760. Very rare

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