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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 2836595, member: 81887&quot;]Another recent win from Frank Robinson:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]669886[/ATTACH] </p><p>Parthian Kingdom, Seleucia-on-Tigris mint.&nbsp; AR tetradrachm.&nbsp; Vardanes II (55-58 AD), dated 368 Seleucid Era (=56/7 AD).&nbsp; Obverse: Diademed bust left.&nbsp; Reverse: Seated king receives diadem from Tyche; standard legend around, year 368 between Tyche&#039;s and king&#039;s heads, month off flan in exergue.&nbsp; Sellwood 69.7-9, Shore 382v.</p><p><br /></p><p>Almost nothing is known about Vardanes II.&nbsp; He appears to have been a son of Vologases I (51-78 AD) who rebelled against his father.&nbsp; Even his regnal dates are known only from his coins.&nbsp; Based on the fact that he issued coins from both Seleukia-on-Tigris in Mesopotamia and Ecbatana in Iran proper, he seems to have controlled a large territory, at least for a little while.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since so little is known about the king, my main reason for buying it was artistic.&nbsp; Although the portrait is not particularly realistic, I do find it aesthetically pleasing.&nbsp; I also like the fact that the king&#039;s face on the reverse matches his portrait from the obverse- whoever engraved the dies was paying attention.&nbsp; Fred Shore, in his book, points out that you can see the king&#039;s sideburns as well as his beard, which is unusual in Parthian portraits.&nbsp; Post your Parthian tetradrachms, or anything else relevant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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