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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4673580, member: 51347"]Wow, cool write-up... great history, and nice coins, [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>LOL, you put an "evil" and sinister (yes, LEFT) looking Claudius in the mix... stirring up troubles. For some reason, I always liked that Emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Awesome Meherdates coin... different from most Parthians.</p><p><br /></p><p>"Meherdates surrendered to Gotarzes, who denounced him as a Roman pretender, cut off his ears, but let him live. Gotarzes however did not reign much longer, he was either murdered or died of illness in AD 51"</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">What happened to Meherdates after his ears were bobbed, and then his brother died???</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151600[/ATTACH]</p><p>PARTHIA Orodes II 57-37BC AR Drachm 18mm 3.3g - Crassus gold - Ekbatana mint stars crsnt Arsakes on throne bow anchor Sellwd48.9</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151601[/ATTACH]</p><p>Parthia Mithradates III 58-55 BCE AR Drachm 3.9g 20mm Rhagae mint star archer bashlyk throne bow Selwood 41-12</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151602[/ATTACH]</p><p>Parthia 177-138 BCE AR Drachm Diademed draped Mithradates I left bashlik - archer seated on omphalos Sellwood 10.1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4673580, member: 51347"]Wow, cool write-up... great history, and nice coins, [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] ! LOL, you put an "evil" and sinister (yes, LEFT) looking Claudius in the mix... stirring up troubles. For some reason, I always liked that Emperor. Awesome Meherdates coin... different from most Parthians. "Meherdates surrendered to Gotarzes, who denounced him as a Roman pretender, cut off his ears, but let him live. Gotarzes however did not reign much longer, he was either murdered or died of illness in AD 51" [B][COLOR=#b30000]What happened to Meherdates after his ears were bobbed, and then his brother died???[/COLOR][/B] [ATTACH=full]1151600[/ATTACH] PARTHIA Orodes II 57-37BC AR Drachm 18mm 3.3g - Crassus gold - Ekbatana mint stars crsnt Arsakes on throne bow anchor Sellwd48.9 [ATTACH=full]1151601[/ATTACH] Parthia Mithradates III 58-55 BCE AR Drachm 3.9g 20mm Rhagae mint star archer bashlyk throne bow Selwood 41-12 [ATTACH=full]1151602[/ATTACH] Parthia 177-138 BCE AR Drachm Diademed draped Mithradates I left bashlik - archer seated on omphalos Sellwood 10.1[/QUOTE]
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