Tiny hippocamp here, at the end of the torque (necklet) on the obverse. Orodes II (Parthia) drachm, 57 - 38 BC Sellwood 48.10v [ATTACH]
The NI-K-A-IE is for Nicaea, Bithynia. Maybe Severus Alexander?
I know, right?! I mean, they all look EXACTLY the same! If I didn't know better, I'd think these were all the same coin: [ATTACH]
Sellwood lecturing about the type: [MEDIA] Great pickup, Parthicus. I like the front-facers too. My Arta II is a Sellwood 63.2: [ATTACH]
Perhaps in the ballpark: http://coinproject.com/coin_detail.php?coin=289427 http://www.coinproject.com/siteimages/31-PC1205.jpg
I agree, certainly as far as the bronzes go. He has, in some cases, reduced the tampering to a dusting...but, yeah, he still seems to be...
Thanks for the comment. Always good to have Alwin's endorsement. Looks like collectors of Parthian drachms will need to be on the lookout for...
"Computer graphics or some other medium?" Both are oil paintings. First one on canvas, second on wood panel.
I am reminded, reading this thread, of perusing Harlan Berk's 100 Greatest Ancient Coins for the first time. I loved the history and images, but...
Reading the comments in this thread reminded me of an amusing story told by Kerry Wetterstrom in an old issue of the "The Celator" - so I tracked...
Just wanted to provide some closure with regard to this latest mini-Z-drama. The feeling on some of the other boards seems to be that the coins...
A very fair question. And remarkably similar wear at that: [ATTACH] I suppose the wear could be in the die...
Been bouncing a few thoughts back and forth with posters in another forum. I wrote this there: "Not sure of the method of manufacture here. But...
Here's an distressing update. It seems Z's shenanigans have now progressed beyond the bronzes. For your consideration, seven AR drachms of...
The Arsacid era began when Arsakes (Arsakes I) was elected leader of a Central Asian Dahae tribe called the Parni, and then proceeded to wrest...
A particularly nice example. Congrats on the pick-up!
Another Sellwood 10.1: [ATTACH]
TC, this might be of interest: http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,31923.15.html http://coincoin.com/I069.htm
Thanks for the comments, all.
On the occasion of my picking up only my 10th Parthian fraction (thank you, Parthicus!), I thought I’d provide some information about these...
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