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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:     721007      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     CHARACENE Issuer:     Hyspaosines Date Ruled:     Circa 127-124 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Hyspaosines Obverse Description:     Diademed head right Reverse Description:     Upturned anchor, illegible legend in fields Primary Reference:     cf. Newell, Mithradates of Parthia and Hyspaosines of Characene: A Numismatic Palimpsest (NNM 26 [1925]), pl. II, 7 Reference2:     Houghton 1322 corr. (Demetrios I Reference3:     this coin) Reference4:     cf. Alram 492 (for obv.) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=84775 Grade:     Near VF, brown patina. Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1007 Although the anchor was the symbol of Seleukid power, the style of this coin argues for a non-Seleukid attribution. It is also possible that this is an issue of Kamnaskires I/II of Elymais.

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