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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:     650473      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Vonones I Date Ruled:     (A.D. 8-12) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     AD 11 Weight:     12.26 g Obverse Description:     bust left with long beard wearing diadem and three-band spiral torque with no visible end; ear visible, hair above diadem as ringlets; no wart; circular Greek inscription (L60i); circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΥΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ Reverse Description:     Nike walking left holding diadem in right hand, palm branch in left; in front, Greek letters BKT; in exergue, Greek letters ΓΟΡΠΙΑΙΟΥ; seven-line Greek inscription (L60ii); no border Date On Coin:     322 ΒΚΤ ΓΟΡΠ[ΙΑΙΟΥ] Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 60.2 Reference2:     cf. Shore 328 Reference3:     BMC Parthia pg. 143, 2 Reference4:     MACW 612 var. (month) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=43281 Special Comments:     PDC 21598 Grade:     Good VF Notes:     Triton VII (12 Jan 2004), lot 473. Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Phraatakes and Musa (Sellwood type 58): on the obverse, ...OYCHC BA..

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