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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:     640512      [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 12 Weight:     14.04 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 ΓΚΤ; in exergue, Greek letters ΥΠΣΡΒΣΡΣΤΑ; seven-line Greek inscription (L60ii); no border Date On Coin:     323 ΓΚΤ (ϚΚΤ?) [ΥΠΕ]ΡΒΕΡΕΤΑ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 60.3 variant (year ΓΚΤ) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=40139 Special Comments:     PDC 19498 Grade:     VF, light scratches, overstruck but undertype not Notes:     CNG 64 (24 Sep 2003), lot 512. An unusual coin with a date that appears to be CKT, although this would date the coin to 14 AD, 2 years after Vonones' reign ended

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