The Parthian Kings
Vologases VI
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) PARTHIAN KINGDOM Vologases VI, cAD 207-222 |
| Item Description: |
AR Drachm Parthian Kingdom rv Arsaces I hldg. bow obv bust with tiara |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 |
| Owner: |
Kohaku |
Owner Comments:
Coin Details: PARTHIAN KINGDOM, Vologases VI, c. 208 - 228 AD), AR Drachm (3.79 g), Ecbatana mint, undated, Obverse: Bust left with long, pointed beard extending beyond beaded border; wearing tiara with ear flaps, pellets on stalks round crest and a line of pellets on stalks on side; lines coming out of crest and diadem with loop at the top and two ends. Monogram Shore 85 behind head (abbreviated king's name in Aramaic), Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow, below bow monogram 26. Blundered Greek legend with top line in Aramaic, References: Sellwood 88.19; Shore 458.