A Few Parthian Bronzes

Unlike the silver, Parthian bronze coins present a wide variety of types. Workmanship could have been better and many specimens are not visually attractive. Below are a few examples of this underappreciated coinage.

Sizes in proportion; largest = 21mm

Parthian Bronzes
1	Mithradates I	171-138 BC	15mm 2.8g	Bust right Bee	Ekbatana mint Sellwood 12.24b
2	Mithradates II	123-88 BC	14mm 2.6g Dichalkos	Bust left Victory	Rhagae mint Sellwood 28.12
3	Mithradates II	123-88 BC	21mm 6.6g Tetrachalkos	Bust left Prancing horse right	Sellwood 24.35 or 26.25??
4	Phraates III or Darius?	70-57 BC	15mm 3.4g Dichalkos	Facing bust horse standing	Rhagae? mint Sellwood 35.15 (Darius) Shore 167 (Phraates)
5	Volagases I	51-78 AD	9mm 1.5g Chalkos	Bust left Horsehead right	Ekbatana mint Sellwood 70.16
6	Artabanus II	10-38 AD	10mm .8g Chalkos	Bust left Athena with shield	Ekbatana mint Sellwood 63.19
7	Vardanes I	40-45 AD	13mm 1.0g Chalkos	Bust left Eagle	Ekbatana mint Sellwood 64.41
8	Gotarzes II	40-51 AD	10mm 1.8g Chalkos	Bust left Archer seated with bow	Ekbatana mint Sellwood 65.47
9	Osroes II	c. 190 AD	9mm .9g Chalkos	Bust left horse running left	Ekbatana mint Sellwood 85.5
10	Vologases IV	147-191 AD	15mm 2.7g Dichalkos	Bust left Tyche bust right	Seleucia mint Sellwood 84.144ff date off flan
11	Gotarzes I	95-90 BC	16mm 3.6g Dichalkos	Bust left Pegasus	Rhagae mint Sellwood 33.12
12	Vologases III	105-147 AD GKY=423=111 AD	18mm 6.8g Tetrachalkos	Bust left Tyche seated left	Seleucia mint Sellwood 79.39
13	Sanabares	50-65 AD	15mm 3.2g	Bust left Archer seated right with bow	Margiane mint Sellwood 93.2

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