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Timely thread. Here's an Elymaean drachm ("Prince A") at auction now, part of a small lot. I noted the odd shape a few days back, and returned for...
Thanks for the nice comment, Andrew. Clavdivs, I don't believe I've come across any speculation about the weight and lengths of complete spears....
Thanks for the replies, all. That dagger is a prime example, Al. Really nice.
(Painful as it was, I felt obligated to carry on the longstanding - though sporadic - tradition of this forum’s provocative teasers. To my credit,...
The tets on the Wiki pages for Vologases III and Vologases IV are my coins. It was a nice surprise to recognize them on those pages during...
Here's a coin from CNG's current E-Auction (E-Auction 478). [ATTACH]
Turkish, perhaps. Similar to #37 on pp. 15 and 16 of Valentine...maybe a different denomination?...
Let’s not forget about Alwin’s site, which is a definite go-to for info about the series. Pellets rather than loops! My favorite...
Maybe?: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2948271
Great post, Alwin. I don't imagine that many coins will be added to the thread, however. But we'll see. Here's one: [ATTACH] Artabanos I...
Maybe Kebren, Troas, 4th cent. BC, Apollo/ram.
Neat thread. As I read it, I glance down at my 1903 Liebig's trading card, which depicts the Parthians using a tactic we know as the “Parthian...
Just an FYI for anyone who may be interested. The August 1990 issue of The Celator had an interesting article about the origin of the piggy bank...
See: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/20120
Perhaps: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1929102
I can't believe I'm about to post something that is neither Parthian nor Elymaean. These are indeed strange times. Well, I can't go the whole hog...
Steve, see: https://www.biddr.com/auctions/themisnumismatics/browse?a=549&l=560967 Similar legend here, although with the "H" in ΠΕΛΤ-ΗΝΩΝ....
A wonderful review, Parthicus. Thanks for taking the time to pull this together. I have enjoyed all of the articles by Dr. Curtis that I have read...
Great coins, all. Here are four tets from this guy (Phraates of Elymais): [ATTACH] Phraates AE tetradrachm, early to mid 2nd century AD Van't...
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