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Orodes II., 57 - 38 BC
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AR dr., 3,88gr, 19,3mm; Sellwood 45.29, Sh -, Sunrise -;
mint: Ekbatana? Areia? looks more like a coin from a smaller Eastern mint; axis: 12h;
obv.: bare-headed, left, w/broad diadem, knot and 3 ribbons; medium-long hair in 4 waves, mustache, short beard ; endless torque; cuirass; dotted border 8 to 11h;
rev.: archer, right, on throne, w/bow in one hand and monogram above and below; 7-line legend: ΠΛCIΛ(EΩC) BΛCIΛEΛ(N) ΛPCΛK(OV) (EVE)IΓEYoV ΔIKΛIoV EΠIΦΛN retrograde KC (ΦI)ΛEΛΛH retrograde N OC.
ex: The David Sellwood Collection, (Baldwin’s Auction 90).
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