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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:     83000762      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     Parthia Issuer:     Pacorus II Date Ruled:     (A.D. 78-105) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     Struck Date Struck:     AD 95-96 Weight:     9.44 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust left with short beard wearing diadem and tiara decorated round crest with "hooks"; four-band spiral torque with no visible end; lock of hair visible on forehead; ear visible; behind, Greek letter Δ; circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΠΑΚΟΡΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ Reverse Description:     male wearing tiara seated left on throne, extending right hand, grasping hilt of sword in left; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting diadem in right hand, but has no scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΖΥ with retrograde Ζ; horizontal bar on throne back; in exergue, Greek letters off flan; seven-line Greek inscription (L77i); no border Date On Coin:     407 ΖΥ Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 77.7 variant (retrograde Ζ) (month off flan) Reference2:     Shore - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153506 Special Comments:     PDC 59916 Grade:     VF Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 762. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection.

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