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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Parthian Empire| > GS66790
Parthian Kingdom, Vardanes I, 40 - 45 A.D.
|Parthian| |Empire|, |Parthian| |Kingdom,| |Vardanes| |I,| |40| |-| |45| |A.D.|, Vardanes I succeeded his father Artabanus III, but had to continually fight against his brother Gotarzes II to keep his throne. He once lost it to him temporarily. He also prepared for war against Rome, with the aim of reconquering Armenia, but ultimately decided against facing the legions. He was assassinated while hunting and Gotarzes II became King again.
GS66790. Billon tetradrachm, cf. Sellwood 64.28-30 (various months); Shore 352 (month off flan); BMC Parthia p. 156, 23 - 29 (all month obscure or off flan), VF, porous, typical tight flan, Seleukeia on the Tigris (south of Baghdad, Iraq) mint, weight 13.494g, maximum diameter 27.0mm, die axis 0o, 44 - 45 A.D.; obverse bearded, diademed and cuirassed bust left, pointed short beard, ear covered, royal wart on brow; reverse BACIΛEWC BACIΛEWN APCAKOY EYEPΓATO ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦANOYC ΦIΛEΛΛHNOC, king enthroned right, Tyche standing left before him, she offers palm frond with right hand and holds cornucopia in her left, ΣNT (year 356) between heads, uncertain Parthian month in exergue (off flan); SOLD




  







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