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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 7642063, member: 84744&quot;]An easy era for Roman collectors to get into because of the dense historical connections.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a Phraates IV with a clear wart:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1314085[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">PARTHIA: Phraates IV (38-2 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, issued April 24 BCE. Seleucia on Tigris, 13.04g, 28mm.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: Short flat-tipped bearded bust left wearing diadem and griffin-ended torque; a wart visible on forehead; circular border of pellets</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ; male wearing diadem seated right on throne; to his right, Tyche stands left presenting palm branch in right hand, holding cornucopia in left; below throne, Greek letters ΗΠΣ (year 288 of the Seleukid era) and pellet; in ex., Greek letters ΑΡΤΕ (month = ΑΡΤΕΜΙΣΙΟΥ, April)</font></p><p><font size="3">Sellwood 51.32var (pellet under throne)</font></p><p><br /></p><p>The date under the throne is visible (ΗΠΣ), and, I think, just enough of the month at the bottom (APTE) to identify it as Sellwood 51.32var (pellet under throne), going by <a href="https://www.parthia.com/cwp/cwp_sellwood51_1.htm#Sellwood1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.parthia.com/cwp/cwp_sellwood51_1.htm#Sellwood1" rel="nofollow">parthia.com</a>.&nbsp; (I am temporary custodian of this coin, which belongs to [USER=99531]@Nvb[/USER].)</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it&#039;s very cool that the date of issue for these can sometimes be narrowed down to a specific month![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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