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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:     650505      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Vologases V Date Ruled:     (A.D. 191-208) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Drachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Weight:     3.65 g Obverse Description:     bust facing wearing diadem, pointed beard with vertical lines, hair in bunches above diadem and covering ears; necklet as straight lines; no wart; circular border of pellets Reverse Description:     beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; below bow, monogram [~] (Sellwood incorrectly has dot under monogram); above bow, no pellet; four-line Greek inscription (L86ii); above, one-line Aramaic inscription; no border Mint:     Ecbatana Primary Reference:     Sellwood 86.3 Reference2:     Shore 448 Reference3:     BMC Parthia pg. 239, 17 (Vologases IV) Reference4:     MACW 693 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=43313 Special Comments:     PDC 21630 Grade:     Toned, good VF Notes:     Triton VII (12 Jan 2004), lot 505. [See color enlargement on plate 7] Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XXI (26 June 1992), lot 181.Like his predecessor Vologases IV, Vologases V also had to deal with a large Roman invasion

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