ID: |
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650489 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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Type: |
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Ancient East |
Region: |
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Parthia |
Issuer: |
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Pacorus II |
Date Ruled: |
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(A.D. 78-105)
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Metal: |
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Silver |
Denomination: |
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Tetradrachm |
Struck / Cast: |
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Struck |
Date Struck: |
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AD 78 |
Weight: |
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13.80 g |
Obverse Description: |
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beardless bust left wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; four waves in hair cover ear, hair above diadem as vertical lines; no wart; behind head, Greek letter Β; circular border of pellets |
Reverse Legend: |
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ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΠΑΚΟΡΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ |
Reverse Description: |
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male wearing diadem seated left on throne, extending right hand, grasping hilt of sword in left; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting diadem in right hand, holding scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΘΠΤ; horizontal bar on throne back; in exergue, Greek letters ΥΠΣΡΒΣΡΣΤΑΙΟΥ; seven-line Greek inscription (L73i); no border |
Date On Coin: |
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389 ΘΠΤ [ΥΠ]ΕΡΒΕΡΕ[ΤΑΙΟΥ] |
Mint: |
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Seleucia on the Tigris |
Primary Reference: |
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Sellwood 73.3 variant (month ΥΠΕΡΒΕΡΕΤΑΙΟΥ) |
Reference2: |
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cf. Shore 394 |
Reference3: |
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cf. BMC Parthia pg. 194, 5 |
Reference4: |
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MACW 663 var. (same) |
Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=43297 |
Special Comments: |
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PDC 21614 |
Grade:
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Toned VF |
Notes: |
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Triton VII (12 Jan 2004), lot 489. Unpublished month for this year |
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