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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:     90060      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Osroes I Date Ruled:     (A.D. 109-129) Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Tetrachalkous Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     AD 127-128 Diameter:     19 mm Weight:     8.84 g Obverse Description:     bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and tiara with "hooks" round crest with horn decoration on side; one broad diadem pendant; three-band spiral torque with no visible end; no wart; hair in large bunch behind curved earflap, no earring; no sequence letter; circular border of pellets Reverse Description:     female standing right at altar(?) wearing diadem, holding object (snake? Sellwood = scepter) and palm branch; behind, Greek letters ΘΛΥ (vertical); circular border of pellets Date On Coin:     439 ΘΛΥ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 80.11 Reference2:     Shore - Reference3:     BMC Parthia pg. 208, 23 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=50401 Special Comments:     PDC 24847 Grade:     VF, glossy black patina with brown highlights Notes:     CNG E-Auction 90 (26 May 2004), lot 60. Rare.From the Bellaria Collection

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