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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 2589459, member: 42634&quot;]5. This coin wasn&#039;t really on the list, but it&#039;s a great lookin&#039; Parthian I picked up for a good price.&nbsp; The toning is sweet, wish the pic showed it better.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/100_9379_zpslfjuvcpp.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/100_9379_zpslfjuvcpp.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/100_9379_zpslfjuvcpp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Parthian Kingdom. Vologases IV. A.D. 147-191. Silver Drachm</font></p><p><br /></p><p>O: Bust left with long, tapering and square cut beard, wearing double banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps, decorated with &quot;hooks&quot; on crest, ear and earring visible, spiral torque, dotted border. R: Archer enthroned right, pellet above arm, monogram below bow, single line Aramaic (top) , followed by a six-line stylised &quot;Greek&quot; inscription. Ecbatana .mint. 3.5 g, 19 mm. Sellwood type 84.128, ex. Tom Buggey.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. This one was a double score, my first Syrian tet and my first Macrinus, the little Shamash below the eagle pushed it into my cart over a close competitor.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/100_8413_zps6x3u4p9j.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/100_8413_zps6x3u4p9j.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/100_8413_zps6x3u4p9j.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Emesa. Macrinus, 217-218 AD. AR Tetradrachm</font></p><p><br /></p><p>O: laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: eagle standing facing, head left, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate and draped bust of Shamash left. Prieur 1015. 27 mm, 12.9 g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>3. &quot;Parthian tet&quot; was high on my list, and it finished 2016 in a pretty high spot as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; <a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/100_9417_zps1tdxrfnm.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/100_9417_zps1tdxrfnm.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/100_9417_zps1tdxrfnm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Volgases IV, Tetradrachm. 147-191 AD</font></p><p><br /></p><p>O: Diademed bust left, wearing tiara; B behind / Greek legend, Vologases seated left on throne, Tyche standing right before him, presenting a diadem and holding sceptre; year (Seleucid 464, 152 AD), month below (November),Seleucia on the Tigris mint, 26 mm, 13.6 g. Sellwood 84.12-5; Shore 427.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2. I didn&#039;t know this coin was on my list till early in the year, when I read the Sayles book on provincial coins and saw some of your cool examples posted here.&nbsp; This coin is BIG and sexy.&nbsp; It looks good.&nbsp; It feels better.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/100_1954_zpstlfzurvl.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/100_1954_zpstlfzurvl.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/100_1954_zpstlfzurvl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">ANTIOCH PISIDIA, GORDIAN III 238-244 AD</font></p><p><br /></p><p>O:Laureate and draped bust of Gordian III right; R: Mên standing facing, head right, foot on a bucranium, holding scepter and Nike on a globe to the right, rooster to left &quot;COL CAES ANTIOCH SR&quot; SNG France 1207. 35 mm, 26.0 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. This one has also been on the list for quite some time.&nbsp; What put it in the first place spot was my reaction when I got it out of the package.&nbsp; I actually said &quot;Wow&quot; out loud. Nice feel in hand, nice details even though it has the off center reverse.&nbsp; &nbsp; You got to admit, for a chrsmat71 coin....this is pretty damned good.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/100_3239_zpsq5nwpge2.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/100_3239_zpsq5nwpge2.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/100_3239_zpsq5nwpge2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Azes (II?), Indo-Scythian Kingdom, Ar Tetradrachm, 1st century BC</font></p><p><br /></p><p>O: King mounted on horse right, holding whip, Kharoshthi letter at right, Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY / AZOY R: Pallas Athena standing right, holding right hand outstretched, holding spear in left, monograms at left and right, Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa / ayasa 24 mm, 9.6 g Reference: MIG 848k, Sen 98.374T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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