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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:     650464      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Tiridates I Date Ruled:     (29-27 B.C.) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     BC 58-57 Weight:     11.18 g Obverse Description:     Diademed bust left, no wart on forehead Reverse Description:     BASILE-W[S] BASIL-EWN ARSAKOU EUERGETOU DIKAIOU EPIFANOUS [FI]LELLHNOS, Tiridates seated left on throne, holding sceptre and Nike, who presents a wreath to him; EPS (year) between throne legs, DAISI (month) in exergue Date On Coin:     255 ΕΝΣ ΔΑΙΣΙ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 55.5-6 variant (no month prefix; pellet between feet) Reference2:     Shore 308 Reference3:     BMC Parthia - Reference4:     MACW 586 corr. (Phraates IV) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=43272 Special Comments:     PDC 21589 Grade:     Toned, good VF, light graffiti under tone in obver Notes:     Triton VII (12 Jan 2004), lot 464. Tiridates was a usurper who challenged Phraates IV for the Parthian kingship

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