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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob L., post: 3200872, member: 56976&quot;]Congrats on the wins, Brittania40 - good looking coins.&nbsp; I hope you&#039;re feeling better!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I snagged three from the auction today:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]828402[/ATTACH]</p><p>Parthian Kingdom. Orodes II. 57-38 B.C. AR diobol (13 mm, 1.18 g, 12 h). Mithradatkart. Diademed bust of Orodes II left, wart on forehead; before, palm branch / Archer seated right on throne, holding bow; below bow, monogram. Cf. Sellwood 48.14 (monogram - Ekbatana); Shore -. Extremely rare; unpublished for Mithradatkart. One of possibly only five known examples from this mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]828403[/ATTACH]</p><p>My tenth coin, and third tet, of this particular ruler - but my only one from these dies:</p><p>Elymaean Kingdom. Kamnaskires-Orodes. Early-mid 2nd century A.D. Æ tetradrachm (28 mm, 15.20 g). Aramaic legend (<i>King Kamnaskires-Orodes, son of King Orodes</i>), facing diademed bust of Kamnaskires-Orodes with bushy hair and top tuft; to right star and crescent above inverted anchor / Elongated pellets in regular pattern. Van&#039;t Haaff Type 12.1.1-3E; Alram 481.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]828404[/ATTACH]</p><p>Elymaean Kingdom. Kamnaskires IV. Ca. 63/2-54/3 B.C. AR tetradrachm (31 mm, 14.26 g, 12 h). Susa, S.E. 255 (58/7 B.C.). Diademed and draped older bust of Kamnaskires IV left; behind, horse&#039;s head left; c/m (possibly celebrating the recapture of Susa from the Parthians) atop horse&#039;s head: Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm within square incuse / Belos seated left, holding Nike and scepter; in inner left field, monogram; in exergue, date (ENΣ). Van&#039;t Haaff 8.3.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a type I&#039;ve been after for about five years, a dated Kamnaskires IV (of Elymais) tet with a depiction of the king as middle aged. I already own a tet of his from his slightly younger days, with a more youthful portrait. It will be nice to finally have a companion piece from a few years later in this fellow&#039;s reign.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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