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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3955020, member: 99456&quot;][USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER], an enjoyable post and interesting double struck coin - quite a bargain from my perspective.&nbsp; Here are my tetradrachms of these rulers - both struck in 355 SE.&nbsp; This coin may be a fourree - there appears to be a copper core showing on the reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1041876[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vardanes I</b> (AD 40-47), AR Tetradrachm, Seleukeia mint, struck AD 44 (15.12g)</p><p><b>Obv:</b> bare-headed bust left with short pointed beard wearing diadem with loop at the top, hair in four waves, ear covered, wart on brow</p><p><b>Rev:</b> king seated right on throne, receiving palm from Tyche holding cornucopia; Greek legend <b><span style="color: #bfbfbf">ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ</span></b> <b><span style="color: #bfbfbf">ΒΑ</span></b>ΣΙΛΕ<b><span style="color: #bfbfbf">ΩΝ</span></b> / <b><span style="color: #bfbfbf">ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ</span></b>&nbsp; <b><span style="color: #bfbfbf">ΕΥ</span></b>ΕΡΓΕ<b><span style="color: #bfbfbf">ΤΟΥ</span></b> / ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ / <b><span style="color: #bfbfbf">Ε</span></b>ΠΙΦΑΝ<b><span style="color: #bfbfbf">ΟΥΣ</span></b> <b><span style="color: #bfbfbf">ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ</span></b>; year date ΕΝΤ above palm (355 S.E.=A.D. 44); month in exergue is off flan</p><p><b>Ref: </b>Sellwood 64.20-27 (months differentiate these 8)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1041877[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Kings of Parthia, Gotarzes II,</b> AD 40-51, AR Tetradrachm (14.63 gm). Seleukeia mint. Struck January 355 (AD 44) ΠΕΡΙΤΙΟΥ ENT</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Diademed bust left</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Seated king right, receiving diadem from Tyche</p><p><b>Ref: </b>Sellwood 65.1 (January 44)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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