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Darius of Media Atropatene S36.17Darius, C70's BC. Drachm. 20mm, 3.65g.
Obverse: Bareheaded bust L with short beard and spiral torque.
Reverse: Archer seated R on throne holding bow. Blundered inscription.
Sellwood 36.17
Darius was probably a provincial governor, and the attribution has been questioned due to the wide distribution of his coinage, whhich was produced at numerous mints..Robert_Brenchley
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Mithridates II S28.7Mithridates II C123-88BC. Drachm. 20mm, 4.22g.
Obverse: Long-bearded bust L, wearing tiara, border of dots, earring visible.
Reverse: Archer seated R on throne, holding bow. BASIEWS/BASILEWN/METALOY/ARSAKOY EPIPHANOUS
Sellwood 28.7.Robert_Brenchley
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Mithridates II S7378 varChalkous, 13mm, 1.68g.
Obverse: diademed & cuirassed bust L with long pointed beard.
Reverse: BASILEWS BASILEWN ARSAKOY DIKAIOY EYERGETOY KAIFILELLHNE, bow in case.
Sellwood 7378 var, 123-88BC.Robert_Brenchley
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Orodes II Sellwood 48.9Drachm, 21x18mm, 4.05g.
Obverse: Bareheaded bust L, pointed beard, wearing diadem, royal wart on forehead, star L, crescent and star R, wearing torque with horse's head end.
Reverse: Archer seated R on throne, anchor-like symbol L, monogram below bow.
Blundered inscription recogniseable as:
BASILEWS BASILEWN/ARSAKOU/EUERGETOU DIKAIOU/EPIFANOUS FILELLHNOS
The letters of the inscription are only about 1mm high, which may well explain the minor blundering; some Parthian celators, especially under the later rulers, were clearly illiterate in Greek, and substituted patterns for writing, but the meaning of this one is apparent.
Orodes II was the king who destroyed Crassus and his army at Carrhae in 53 BC.Robert_Brenchley
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Osroes II S85Osroes II, c190 AD. Drachm, 19mm, 3.63g.
Obverse: Bust L, long tapered beard, tiara with ear flaps and pellets on crest, 2 loops, 4 pendant ends.
Reverse: Archer seated R on throne, holding bow. Blundered Greek inscription. Top line in Aramaic, reading HARTABI MALKA (King Artabanus; older books attribute these coins to Artabanus V).
Mint: Ecbatana (monogram below bow).
Sellwood 85.Robert_Brenchley
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Phraates IV S52.10Phraates IV 38-2BC. Drachm, 18mm, 3.70g
Obverse: Bareheaded bust L, pointed beard, wart on brow, segmented necklet, wearing diadem, eagle bearing wreath behind head.
Reverse: Archer seated R on throne, holding bow. BASILEWS BASILEWN/ARSAKOY/APIPHANOUS FILHELLHNOS
Sellwood 52.10Robert_Brenchley
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Sinatrukes S33.4Sinatrukes, c77-70BCE. 19mm, 3.80g.
Obverse: Long-bearded bust L, wearing tiara with stag devices and ear flaps.
Reverse: Archer seated R on throne holding bow. BASILEWS/METALLOY/ARSAKOY/QEOPATROY NIKATOROS
Sellwood 33.4.Robert_Brenchley
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Sinatrukes S349Dichalkous, 16mm, 3.69g.
Obverse: Bust L with tiara.
Reverse: Horse running R, inscription around.
Sellwood 34.9, 77-70BC.Robert_Brenchley
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Sinatrukes Sellwood 33.4 Cast CounterfeitSinatrukes, c77-70BCE Drachm. 18mm, 1.85g.
Obverse: Long-bearded bust L, wearing tiara with stag devices and ear flaps.
Reverse: Archer seated R on throne holding bow. BASILEWS/METALLOY/ARSAKOY/QEOPATROY NIKATOROS
Sellwood 33.4.
Billon? The very low weight, small size, the edges, the fuzziness, the blobs, all give this away as a cast. Its battered and chipped appearance, however, lead me to beieve this to be an ancient couterfeit, rather than a modern forgery.Robert_Brenchley
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Small Bronze 1Gotarzes II
Obverse: King's head L, bareheaded, diadem with rear ties.
Reverse: Seated archer (? - I can't see any bow) in square of dots
12mm, 1.26g.
Sellwood 65.48
Needs cleaning!Robert_Brenchley
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Small Bronze 2Gotarzes II
Obverse: King, bareheaded with diadem, square beard, torc.
Reverse: Seated archer in square of dots.
11mm, 1.29g.
Sellwood 65.47Robert_Brenchley
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Small Bronze 3Phraates IV
Obverse: King's head L, bareheaded, diadem, pointed beard, eagle R with wreath.
Reverse: humped bull R in square inscription.
Ecbatana.
10mm, 0.87g.
Sellwood 52.47Robert_Brenchley
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Small Bronze 4Vologases III?
Obverse: King's head L wearing tiara.
Reverse: I have no idea, it could be totally the wrong way up!
9.5mm, 1.23gRobert_Brenchley
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Vologases I SNG COP 200AE 12, 12mm, 1.39g.
Obverse: Diademed and bearded head of king L.
Reverse: Male figure L wearing short tunic, holding patera over altar, crescent in upper L field.
51-78AD.Robert_Brenchley
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Vologases III S78.3Vologases III 105-147AD. Drachm, 21x17mm, 3.80g.
Obverse: Bareheaded bust L with long pointed beard, wearing diadem with loop and three ends. Earring visible, border of dots.
Reverse: Archer seated on throne R, holding bow. Blundered inscription.Robert_Brenchley
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