ID: |
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109063 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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Type: |
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Ancient East |
Region: |
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Parthia |
Issuer: |
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Vardanes II |
Date Ruled: |
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(A.D. 55-58)
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Metal: |
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Silver |
Denomination: |
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Tetradrachm |
Struck / Cast: |
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Struck |
Date Struck: |
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AD 55-56 |
Diameter: |
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26 mm |
Weight: |
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14.62 g |
Obverse Description: |
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bust left with very short beard wearing diadem and spiral torque; four waves in hair cover ear, hair above diadem as ringlets; wart on forehead is visible; circular border of pellets |
Reverse Legend: |
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ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΡΓΣΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ |
Reverse Description: |
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male wearing diadem seated left on throne, extending right hand, grasping hilt of sword in left; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting diadem in right hand, and holding scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΖΞΤ = 367 Seleucid era; in exergue, Greek letters off flan; seven-line Greek inscription (L69i); no border |
Date On Coin: |
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367 ΖΞΤ |
Mint: |
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Seleucia on the Tigris |
Primary Reference: |
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Sellwood 69.1-6 (month off flan) |
Reference2: |
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Shore 382 |
Reference3: |
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cf. BMC Parthia pg. 180, 17 (Vologases I) |
Reference4: |
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MACW 658 var. (date) |
Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=62022 |
Special Comments: |
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PDC 28437 |
Grade:
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Good VF, good metal, minor encrustation on reverse |
Notes: |
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CNG E-Auction 109 (2 Mar 2005), lot 63. |
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