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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 2978394, member: 81887&quot;]There are a few Parthian bronzes with Greek deities on the reverse, mainly because there was a significant Hellenized population in many of the cities of Mesopotamia.&nbsp; Seleucia-on-the-Tigris (note the name, derived from the founder of the Seleucid dynasty) issued many bronzes with Tyche on the reverse.&nbsp; Here&#039;s one of Vologases IV:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]732290[/ATTACH]</p><p>How many people collect Parthian coins?&nbsp; It&#039;s definitely a niche area, even within the ancients field, but it seems to be growing.&nbsp; Here on CoinTalk, I&#039;d say that [USER=56976]@Bob L.[/USER]&nbsp; and [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER]&nbsp; are the most visible Parthian collectors.&nbsp; (I&#039;ve also been known to dabble a bit.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)&nbsp; There&#039;s also several others here who have started with Parthians, and others who own a token few.&nbsp; So it seems to be reasonably popular in the ancients field.&nbsp; I&#039;d say it&#039;s less popular than Roman Imperial, but more popular than Axumite.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I know the OP coin is scarce (I&#039;ve never owned one) though, in its current condition, it&#039;s hard for me to call it beautiful.&nbsp; Still, it is interesting, and if you only paid $15 then you did pretty well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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