I need an Elymais expert!

[Emanuele Giulianelli]

I've got this coin. The seller who sold it to me identified it as:

Elymais AE Drachm / Orodes II.Middle 2nd century AD.
Attribution: Sear GCI 5905.
Obverse: King facing, anchor and crescent to r.
Reverse: Dashes


is it right? can you tell me something more about this coin? Thanks!

[Emanuele Giulianelli]

and if it was Orodes III ?

Orodes III (c. A.D. 150?)
AE Drachm
Mint/ unknown, undated
Obv/ bust facing with long beard wearing diademed tiara; to right, pellet within crescent above anchor with two bars
Rev/ series of dashes
Photo/ eBay auction #52808709 paws1
- Alram 478 variant (drachm) (Orodes II)
- Sear GIC 5905

from: http://www.parthia.com/parthia_coins_elymais.htm#Orodes_2

[Howard Cole]

The dating and order of Elymais rulers is not certain.  According to de Morgan the king is Orodes II, but according to P. A. van't Haaff, it is Orodes III.  This change was caused by the recent discovery of a tetradrachm in the style of Late Kamnaskires coins with the name of Orodes on it.  See the one in my gallery.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-30025

I highly recommend P. A. van't Haaff's book on Elymais coins.  I can't find my copy right now or I would type in the new order of Elymais coins and the old one.

[Robert_Brenchley]

What's the title of the book?

[Howard Cole]

Catalogue of Elymaean Coinage, ca. 147 B.C.-A.D. 228.

See the following topic.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=41456.0

[Robert_Brenchley]

Thanks. That's one I'll probably be buying in the fairly near future.

[Emanuele Giulianelli]

The dating and order of Elymais rulers is not certain.  According to de Morgan the king is Orodes II, but according to P. A. van't Haaff, it is Orodes III.  This change was caused by the recent discovery of a tetradrachm in the style of Late Kamnaskires coins with the name of Orodes on it.  See the one in my gallery.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-30025

I highly recommend P. A. van't Haaff's book on Elymais coins.  I can't find my copy right now or I would type in the new order of Elymais coins and the old one.

So you prefer the attribution to Orodes III, according to Van't Haaff, right?

[Howard Cole]

The dating and order of Elymais rulers is not certain.  According to de Morgan the king is Orodes II, but according to P. A. van't Haaff, it is Orodes III.  This change was caused by the recent discovery of a tetradrachm in the style of Late Kamnaskires coins with the name of Orodes on it.  See the one in my gallery.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-30025

I highly recommend P. A. van't Haaff's book on Elymais coins.  I can't find my copy right now or I would type in the new order of Elymais coins and the old one.

So you prefer the attribution to Orodes III, according to Van't Haaff, right?

After reading van't Haaff's and Bell's arguments for placing Orodes I (de Morgan) as Orodes III, yes I do and I will now have to change all the titles in my Elymais coin gallery.