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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3921153, member: 85693"]Interesting and informative thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I do have an "Unknown King" Parthian drachm:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033659[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Parthia Drachm </b></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Unknown King II </b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>(c. 80-70 B.C.) </b></font></p><p><b>Mint Rhagae</b></p><p>Diademed bust left, border of pellets / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ /ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ / ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ / ΘΕΟΠΑΤΩΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ Archer seated right on throne holding bow.</p><p>Sellwood 30.16</p><p>(3.81 grams / 19 mm) </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note: </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Based on the archer's empty sleeve, which ends in a pellet (or two?) below the seat:</p><p><br /></p><p>"30.16</p><p>On obverse neck torque ends in single pellet. On reverse archer's empty cloak arm ending in pellet, well below throne seat.</p><p>Mint: Rhagae"</p><p><br /></p><p>I got this information from: <a href="https://mrcollector.eu/parthia/identifier.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://mrcollector.eu/parthia/identifier.php" rel="nofollow">https://mrcollector.eu/parthia/identifier.php</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>****</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's another one that confused me - Mithridates III? Wikipedia seems to call him IV (with a short-bearded drachm as illustration):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridates_IV_of_Parthia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridates_IV_of_Parthia" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridates_IV_of_Parthia</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033658[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Parthia Drachm </b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Mithradates III </b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>(57-54 B.C.) </b></font></p><p><b>Ecbatana Mint</b></p><p>Diademed bust left with short beard, segmented necklace / Archer seated right on throne holding bow, B behind, (T?) above throne, Greek inscription.</p><p>Sellwood 40.2</p><p>(3.97 grams / 20 x 17 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3921153, member: 85693"]Interesting and informative thread. I think I do have an "Unknown King" Parthian drachm: [ATTACH=full]1033659[/ATTACH] [B]Parthia Drachm [/B] [SIZE=4][B]Unknown King II [/B] [B](c. 80-70 B.C.) [/B][/SIZE] [B]Mint Rhagae[/B] Diademed bust left, border of pellets / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ /ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ / ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ / ΘΕΟΠΑΤΩΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Sellwood 30.16 (3.81 grams / 19 mm) [B]Attribution Note: [/B] Based on the archer's empty sleeve, which ends in a pellet (or two?) below the seat: "30.16 On obverse neck torque ends in single pellet. On reverse archer's empty cloak arm ending in pellet, well below throne seat. Mint: Rhagae" I got this information from: [URL]https://mrcollector.eu/parthia/identifier.php[/URL] **** Here's another one that confused me - Mithridates III? Wikipedia seems to call him IV (with a short-bearded drachm as illustration): [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridates_IV_of_Parthia[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1033658[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4][B]Parthia Drachm [/B] [B]Mithradates III [/B] [B](57-54 B.C.) [/B][/SIZE] [B]Ecbatana Mint[/B] Diademed bust left with short beard, segmented necklace / Archer seated right on throne holding bow, B behind, (T?) above throne, Greek inscription. Sellwood 40.2 (3.97 grams / 20 x 17 mm)[/QUOTE]
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