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<p>[QUOTE="expat, post: 24566413, member: 111067"]Not something I would normally collect, but they were in with a lot of LRB's.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1557324[/ATTACH] </p><p>Elymais, AE drachm, struck by Kamnaskires-Orodes III, 2nd century BC. Facing bust with long moustache and pointed beard, large lateral tufts, wearing a double diadem, all within border of dots / Female bust (Artemis?) left, wearing a headdress of a crest of rays terminating in pellets, necklace and pearled dress, anchor behind head, all within border of dots. 14mm, 2.70g. BMC p. 280, 2-3; De Morgan 54</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1557325[/ATTACH] </p><p>Orodos II, AE Drachm, Elymais</p><p>Orodes II. Early-mid 2nd century CE. AE drachm . Bearded head right with two diadem and pearl collar. Inverted anchor and crescent with pointed dot in right field / bust of Belos facing with Aramic legend around (counter clockwise): WRWD MLK'' BRY WRWD (King Orodes, son of Orodes). van't Haaff type 13.2.1-2B; Alram 478; De Morgan type 44/5. aVF. Scarce.</p><p>15mm, 3.3g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1557327[/ATTACH] </p><p>Amisos, Pontos. AE20. Time of Mithradates VI. Ca 120-63 BC. AE 19mm. Helmeted head of Ares right / AMI-ΣOY across fields, sword in sheath, star in crescent at upper left, IB at upper right, ΦΠA monogram at lower left, no monogram at lower right.</p><p>19mm, 7.68g</p><p>Malloy 32a. Not in SNG BMC Black Sea[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="expat, post: 24566413, member: 111067"]Not something I would normally collect, but they were in with a lot of LRB's. [ATTACH=full]1557324[/ATTACH] Elymais, AE drachm, struck by Kamnaskires-Orodes III, 2nd century BC. Facing bust with long moustache and pointed beard, large lateral tufts, wearing a double diadem, all within border of dots / Female bust (Artemis?) left, wearing a headdress of a crest of rays terminating in pellets, necklace and pearled dress, anchor behind head, all within border of dots. 14mm, 2.70g. BMC p. 280, 2-3; De Morgan 54 [ATTACH=full]1557325[/ATTACH] Orodos II, AE Drachm, Elymais Orodes II. Early-mid 2nd century CE. AE drachm . Bearded head right with two diadem and pearl collar. Inverted anchor and crescent with pointed dot in right field / bust of Belos facing with Aramic legend around (counter clockwise): WRWD MLK'' BRY WRWD (King Orodes, son of Orodes). van't Haaff type 13.2.1-2B; Alram 478; De Morgan type 44/5. aVF. Scarce. 15mm, 3.3g [ATTACH=full]1557327[/ATTACH] Amisos, Pontos. AE20. Time of Mithradates VI. Ca 120-63 BC. AE 19mm. Helmeted head of Ares right / AMI-ΣOY across fields, sword in sheath, star in crescent at upper left, IB at upper right, ΦΠA monogram at lower left, no monogram at lower right. 19mm, 7.68g Malloy 32a. Not in SNG BMC Black Sea[/QUOTE]
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