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payler:
Hallo!

Is the description correct?

VARDANES I 40-45 a.C. ?

Howard Cole:
It is Gotarzes II, 40-51 AD, Sellwood 65.33.  Obv. Bust left, long rectangular beard, ear-ring visible, hair almost straight, on brow a horizontal line.  Rev. archer enthoroned right, legend, below bolw an A monogram.  Mint, Ecbatana.

Vardanes I has a short and pointed beard.  Also the hair is always in waves, usually 3 waves.

Robert_Brenchley:
There's a Vardanes I page here:

http://www.parthia.com/vardanes1.htm

And Gotarzes II here:

http://www.parthia.com/gotarzes2.htm

payler:
thank you for your support!  :)

great!

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