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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:     591556      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Arsaces I Date Ruled:     (247-211 B.C.) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Hemidrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Weight:     1.98 g Obverse Description:     beardless head right, wearing bashlyk; circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ [Α]ΥΤΟ−ΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ Reverse Description:     beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated left on backless throne, holding bow in left hand; circular border of pellets; two-line Greek inscription Mint:     Nisa? Primary Reference:     Sellwood 1.1 variant (hemidrachm) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16270 Special Comments:     PDC 12333 Grade:     Lightly toned, good VF Notes:     Triton V (15 Jan 2002), lot 1556. Unpublished in the standard works and only the second recorded specimen, the first appearing in Busso Peus Auktion 323 (1-4 November 1988), lot 902, struck from the same obverse die

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