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ID:     1560093
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     Parthia
Issuer:     Vologases I
Date Ruled:     (A.D. 51-78)
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:     Struck
Date Struck:     AD 51-52
Diameter:     28 mm
Weight:     14.42 g
Obverse Description:     bust facing, head left, with pointed beard wearing diadem and necklet with centered decoration; four waves in hair cover ear, hair above diadem as ringlets; no wart; circular border of pellets
Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ
Reverse Description:     male wearing diadem seated left on throne, extending right hand; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting diadem in right hand, and holding scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΓΞΤ; in exergue, Greek letters off flan; seven-line Greek inscription (L68i); no border
Date On Coin:     363 ΓΞΤ
Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris
Primary Reference:     Sellwood 68.4-8 (month off flan)
Reference2:     Shore 370
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=99283
Special Comments:     PDC 42202
Grade:     VF, lightly toned, light graffiti in fields on obv
Notes:     CNG E-Auction 156 (17 Jan 2007), lot 93.