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Message:: [QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 4794075, member: 81887"]Thanks [USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] and [USER=84525]@DBDc80[/USER] for you input.  I did a quick look for S.51 type bronze reverses with the Mithradatkart mintmark and didn't find any photos of the type with "a small tree" (S.51.52), but here's what I found:[ATTACH=full]1164560[/ATTACH] The middle coin features a janky-looking animal that barely resembles a stag (51.53) and looks even less like a lion (51.51).  The last coin with the "diadem" is interesting, because Sellwood does list a coin with the Laodicea mint-symbol (51.55), but of course without the Mithradatkart symbol.  Since it makes no sense to have two mismatched mintmarks on one coin, this is presumably not the Laodicea mintmark but rather something else, maybe a diadem. A bow case would be a reasonable reverse for a Parthian coin, but I just don't see it on my coin.  Here's a few Parthian reverses with bow cases that I found:[ATTACH=full]1164562[/ATTACH] None of these really looks that much like my coin.  After thinking about it further (and reviewing a lot of Parthian bronze coins), my best guess is that it may be a herm.  But I still don't feel at all certain of that.  Any other viewpoints are welcome.[/QUOTE]