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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1780376, member: 19463&quot;]There are several things to like about Parthians but I still am out of most by the prices I see now compared to &#039;the old days&#039;.&nbsp; I agree with the Sellwood numbers given.&nbsp; For those who have not seen it, The Sellwood book is interesting in that it was not typeset but reproduced from his calligraphic pen and ink original.&nbsp; The tet here appealed to me back in 1999 as only my second example of a month dated Parthian.&nbsp; The month is spelled out (bottom, outer) as June (piANHMOY) and the year in Greek numerals&nbsp; between the heads (43 AD).&nbsp; Many tets lost their month dates due to small flans or poor centering so I picked up this one despite its wear because it could be read.&nbsp; At present, about half the dozen or so Vardanes tets available online have readable months so maybe I was overimpressed by this one when I saw it.&nbsp; The coin also shows a nice wart on the king&#039;s forehead.&nbsp; Parthian kings were proud of their Royal Warts.&nbsp; The bronze was very cheap in 1993 when it seemed so few people would touch them.&nbsp; I never really understood why the Parthian silver drachms were made with only one type (the archer) while the bronzes had many and varied types despite their somewhat crude workmanship.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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