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ID:     660805
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     Parthia
Issuer:     Vologases I
Date Ruled:     (A.D. 51-78)
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:     Struck
Date Struck:     AD 50-51
Weight:     14.45 g
Obverse Description:     bust facing, head left, with pointed beard wearing diadem and necklet with centered decoration; four waves in hair cover ear, hair above diadem as ringlets; no wart; circular border of pellets
Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ
Reverse Description:     male wearing diadem seated left on throne, extending right hand; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting diadem in right hand, and holding scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΒΞΤ; in exergue, Greek letters off flan; seven-line Greek inscription (L68i); no border
Date On Coin:     362 ΒΞΤ
Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris
Primary Reference:     Sellwood 68.1-3 (month off flan)
Reference2:     Shore -
Reference3:     BMC Parthia pg. 179, 2
Reference4:     MACW -
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=48292
Special Comments:     PDC 24633
Grade:     Good VF
Notes:     CNG 66 (19 May 2004), lot 805. From the Bellaria Collection.