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Parthia -- Unknown Ruler, 80 - 70BC
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AR tdr, 15,6g, 29,26mm;
Sellw. 30.7, Shore 130, Sunr. 313;
mint: Seleukia, axis 13h;
obv.: bare-headed bust, left, w/diadem, knot, and ribbon; med.-long hair in 4 waves, mustache, short heard; torque w/pellet finial; cuirass; dotted border 1-12h;
rev.: archer, right, on throne, w/bow in extended right hand; 7-line greek legend: BAΣiΛEΩΣ MEΓΑΛΟΥ AΡΣΑΚ(ΟΥ) ΘEΟΠΑΤΟΡ(O)Σ ΕΥΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟ(Υ) ΦΙΛΕΛΛΕΝΟ(Σ); exergual line; monogram 25 (a K inside a circle) above bow.
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