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ID:     864991
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     ELYMAIS
Issuer:     Uncertain Early Arsacid Kings
Date Ruled:     Late 1st century BC-early 2nd century AD
Metal:     Billon
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD Late 1st century BC-early 2nd century
Diameter:     29 mm
Weight:     15.44 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Description:     Diademed bust left, wearing long pointed beard; to right, star-in-crescent above anchor, small pellet to left of anchor
Reverse Description:     Diademed, bearded bust left; degraded legend around
Mint:     Uncertain
Primary Reference:     van’t Haaff 10.3.1.-1Bb = PDC 34173 and 21656 (this coin)
Reference2:     cf. Alram NB1
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=159806
Grade:     Good VF, toned.
Notes:     Ex Todd A. Ballen Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 1011; Bellaria Collection (Triton VII, 13-14 January 2004), lot 531; Vecchi 16 (9 October 1999), lot 304.