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ID:     650479
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     Parthia
Issuer:     Gotarzes II
Date Ruled:     (A.D. 40-51)
Metal:     Billon
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:     Struck
Date Struck:     AD 47
Weight:     13.87 g
Obverse Description:     bust left with long pointed beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; four waves in hair covering ear, hair above diadem as ringlets; lock of hair visible on forehead; circular border of pellets
Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ
Reverse Description:     male wearing diadem seated right on throne, extending right hand; to his right, Tyche stands left presenting diadem in right hand, and holding cornucopia in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΗΝΤ; in exergue, Greek letters ΔΥΣΤΡΟΥ; seven-line Greek inscription (L65i); no border
Date On Coin:     358 ΗΝΤ ΔΥΣΤΠ[...]
Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris
Primary Reference:     Sellwood 65.11
Reference2:     Shore 358 var. (month)
Reference3:     cf. BMC Parthia pg. 163, 20
Reference4:     MACW 642 var. (date)
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=43287
Special Comments:     PDC 21604
Grade:     Toned, good VF, minor die break in obverse field
Notes:     Triton VII (12 Jan 2004), lot 479. Ex Lanz 60 (11 June 1992), lot 263.Upon the death of their father Artabanos III, Vardanes I (the principal heir) and Gotarzes II contested for the kingship