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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob L., post: 2327892, member: 56976&quot;]I agree the upper right is a Sellwood 8.2/Shore 22, Mithradates I (Sellwood/Shore), Phriapatius (Assar).&nbsp; Congrats on that pickup!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Upper left coin:&nbsp; The challenge here is the size...there are tetrachalkoi that fit the imagery/devices, but the size of your coin seems to suggest a smaller denomination.&nbsp; The reverse is really tight…I suppose the coin might still have been minted as a tetrachalkous, but on an unusually small flan.&nbsp; Tetrachalkoi with Pegasus reverses usually include more room to accommodate the legends, although there are probably exceptions to that rule.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tetrachalkoi dimensions do tend to range a bit, I believe.&nbsp; For example, I just saw a Parthian tetrachalkous at VCoins that is only 16mm.&nbsp; So, though perhaps unlikely, it still might have been intended as a Mithra III tetrachalkous (Sellwood 41.19) – which, I believe, is the one Doug was looking at.&nbsp; Another possibility is an Orodes II tetrachalkous (Sellwood 43.13), like this ex-CNG specimen:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]471555[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A third possibility is that it is a mule of a Phraates IV (c. 38 – 2 BC) dichalkous (Sellwood type 51) with a reverse from Orodes II (c. 57 – 38 BC) 43.13 tetrachalkous.&nbsp; (There are no documented Phraates IV types with a Pegasus reverse that I know of...at least I don&#039;t see them in Sellwood or Shore)&nbsp; This would explain, to some extent, the fact that the obverse die fits the flan better than the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can’t pin down the bottom one since the reverse is so well worn.&nbsp; I agree with Pellinore that the shape of the obverse portrait does resemble Phraates IV.&nbsp; So perhaps it could be tentatively attributed as Phraates IV (with a question mark).&nbsp; If, however, the reverse is an off-centered horse head (so hard to tell), that might exclude Phraates IV – unless it’s another mule or an undocumented type.&nbsp; Phraates III and Orodes II did issue AE’s with horse heads, Phraates III as S.38.27 (chalkous) and Orodes II as S.45.42-3 (dichalkoi) and S.47.40 (chalkous).&nbsp; It&#039;s a tough one for sure![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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