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Phraatakes, 2BC - 4 AD
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BI tdr., 12.31gr; 26,74mm; Sellw. 56.2 or 4, Shore 312/13, Sunrise -;
mint: Seleukia; axis: 12h;
obv.: bare-headed, left, w/4-strand diadem and 3 ribbons; medium-long hair in 3 waves, temple lock, mustache, med.-long tapered beard; segmented necklace; tunic/cuirass w/ornamental border;
rev.: king, right, on throne, facing goddess, left, w/diadem in outstretched right hand and conucopia in left arm; between the heads the year IT (= 2/3 AD); exergual line; 6 lines of legend visible: BΛCIΛC(ΩC) BΛCIΛCΩ(N) (ΛPCΛKOY) CYCIΓCT(OY) ΔIKAIOV (to be read from the inside), month off flan, (C)ΠIΦΛNOVC (ΦI)ΛCΛΛHNO(C);
ex: Baldwin’s Auction 96 (09/15), multiple coin lot (ex David Sellwood Collection).
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