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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:     83000761      [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 93 Weight:     14.29 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     bust left with short beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; four waves in hair covering ear; hair above diadem as ringlets; lock of hair visible on forehead; behind head, Greek letter Α; circular border of pellets Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΠΑΚΟΡΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΣΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΣΛΛΗΝΟΣ Reverse Description:     male wearing diadem seated left on throne, extending right hand, grasping hilt of sword in left; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting untied diadem in right hand, holding scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΔΥ; horizontal bar on throne back; in exergue, Greek letters ΞΑΝΔΙΚ; seven-line Greek inscription (L76i); no border Date On Coin:     404 ΔΥ ΞANΔIK[ΟΥ] Mint:     Seleucia on the Tigris Primary Reference:     Sellwood 76.1 variant (month ΞΑΝΔΙΚ) Reference2:     Shore - Reference3:     PDC 19015 (this coin) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153505 Special Comments:     PDC 59915 Grade:     VF, toned Notes:     Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 761. Extremely rare. From the Todd A. Ballen Collection.

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