120 BCE - 109 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOV APΣAKOV ΕΠIΦANOVΣ
Overstriking coin
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Numismatica Ars Classica, 84, 20 May 2015, 1586 = CNG, 108, 16 May 2018, 402
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Diademed bust left
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOV APΣAKOV ΕΠIΦANOVΣ (Greek) Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow, palm to outer right, TV in exergue
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 120 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 109 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.9915.99 g <br />15,990 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
References
- ^ Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.
- ^ Shore, Fred B. (1993), Parthian coins & history : ten dragons against Rome, Classical Numismatic Group, p.188
- ^ Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster