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Elymais. Arsacid dynasty. Orodes III (2nd century A.D.)
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van't Haaff 16.1.1-1; De Morgan 23-24; BMC plate XXXIX, 12-16; Sear GICV 5892; Alram 469-470
AE drachm, 3.68 g., 14.64 mm. max., 0°
Obv: Bust (refined style) facing left, wearing tiara with anchor and dotted rim, diadem band below tiara, ribbon falling behind bust from dot; to right pellet within crescent above anchor with one crossbar at top; pellet border.
Rev: Bust of Artemis right, wearing calathus; around her corrupted Greek legend, YPωΔHC (= Orodes) on the left, reading inside-out, BACIΛEYK on the right, reading outside-in; pellet border.
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