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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 7287368, member: 81887&quot;]The first thing to do is to assign your coin the proper Sellwood number.&nbsp; (I consider any Parthian coin sold without its correct Sellwood number to be unattributed.)&nbsp; The best way, of course, is with a copy of Sellwood&#039;s book, but if you don&#039;t have one handy then <a href="https://www.parthia.com/parthia_coins_parthia.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.parthia.com/parthia_coins_parthia.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.parthia.com/parthia_coins_parthia.htm</a></p><p>will help you.&nbsp; Your coin is Sellwood 30.14.</p><p>Now, who issued this coin?&nbsp; Unfortunately, this issue falls right in the &quot;Parthian Dark Ages&quot; of c. 95- 70 BC (a term that describes our ignorance of the history, not so much the actual circumstances in Parthia at the time).&nbsp; Sellwood simply assigns it to &quot;Unknown King&quot;, Shore assigns it to Orodes I with dates of c.90-77 BC, and Assar assigns it to &quot;Arsakes XVI&quot;, that is, the 16th Arsakid king, with unknown personal name, and reigning c.78-62 BC.&nbsp; Most collectors and auction houses are moving to accept Assar&#039;s assignments, so that&#039;s what I&#039;d put on the holder (along with the all-important Sellwood number).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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