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Vardanes II., 55 - 58 AD
AR tdr.,  14,48gr,   26,68mm;   Sellwood 69 type,   Shore 382,   Sunrise 420var. (year);  Sinisi, Sylloge, p. 80, II.3.2.1 and 2;
mint:  Seleukia;   axis:  12h;
obv.:  bare-headed, left, w/broad diadem, and loop;  medium-long hair  in 4 waves,  bangs, mustache, short beard;  wart on forehead;  multi-layer necklace;  cuirass/tunic  w/ornamental border;  dotted border 9 - 13;
rev.:  king, right, on throne, facing goddess offering diadem in outstretched right hand while holding staff/sceptre in left arm;  between head year Ϛ(Stigma)ΞT ( 366 = 54/5 AD);  6 lines of  legend visible:  (BAΣIΛEΩΣ) (B)AΣIΛ(EΩN) (APΣAKOV off flan) (EV)EPΓ(ETOV)  ΔIKAIOV  (the bottom line to be read from the inside), EΠIΦΛNO(VΣ) (ΦIΛ)EΛΛHN(OΣ); exergual line; 
this coin is also shown in Parthia.com, 'Vardanes II. Tetradrachms Dated 366' (http://www.parthia.com/vardanes2_366.htm);

ex:  G. Clark, VA.

Vardanes II., 55 - 58 AD

AR tdr., 14,48gr, 26,68mm; Sellwood 69 type, Shore 382, Sunrise 420var. (year); Sinisi, Sylloge, p. 80, II.3.2.1 and 2;
mint: Seleukia; axis: 12h;
obv.: bare-headed, left, w/broad diadem, and loop; medium-long hair in 4 waves, bangs, mustache, short beard; wart on forehead; multi-layer necklace; cuirass/tunic w/ornamental border; dotted border 9 - 13;
rev.: king, right, on throne, facing goddess offering diadem in outstretched right hand while holding staff/sceptre in left arm; between head year Ϛ(Stigma)ΞT ( 366 = 54/5 AD); 6 lines of legend visible: (BAΣIΛEΩΣ) (B)AΣIΛ(EΩN) (APΣAKOV off flan) (EV)EPΓ(ETOV) ΔIKAIOV (the bottom line to be read from the inside), EΠIΦΛNO(VΣ) (ΦIΛ)EΛΛHN(OΣ); exergual line;
this coin is also shown in Parthia.com, 'Vardanes II. Tetradrachms Dated 366' (http://www.parthia.com/vardanes2_366.htm);

ex: G. Clark, VA.

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Album name:Schatz / Middle Parthian Period III
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Date added:Nov 15, 2015
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museumguy   [Nov 19, 2015 at 02:33 PM]
Very nice!

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