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ID:     580779
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     Parthia
Issuer:     Gotarzes II
Date Ruled:     (A.D. 40-51)
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:     Struck
Date Struck:     AD 49
Weight:     13.36 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 ΑΞΤ; in exergue, Greek letters ΠΣΡΙΤΙΟΣ; seven-line Greek inscription (L65i); no border
Date On Coin:     361 ΑΞΤ ΠΕΡΙΤΙ[ΟΥ]
Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris
Primary Reference:     Sellwood 65.25-27 variant (month ΠΕΡΙΤΙΟΣ)
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Special Comments:     PDC 11484
Notes:     CNG 58 (19 Sep 2001), lot 779.