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Vologases VI., 208 - 228 AD
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AR dr., 3,44gr, 20,6mm; Sellwood 88.18var, Shore 455, Sunrise -;
mint: Ekbatana; axis: 12h;
obv.: bust, left, w/tiara, 2-strand diadem, 2 loops and 2 ribbons, crest of tiara decorated w/10 pellets on stalks, side w/4 pellets on stalks, very long ear flap w/8 pellets; mustache, long triangular beard composed of vertical lines; molded cheek; no neck or torso outlines; double necklace w/ an extra row of pellets; in upper right field l⊃; complete dotted border;
rev.: archer, right, on throne, w/bow in one extended hand, 2 complete legs; mint monogram ⊼ below bow; 4 lines of legend visible, the first being the king’s name in Aramaic/Pahlavi, the others in ‘Greek’.
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