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 Vologases V ((c. A.D. 191 - 208)AR Drachm, 3.41 g Mint/ Ecbatana, undated Obv/ bust facing with hair in bunches above diadem and behind ears, pointed beard with vertical lines, necklet as straight lines Rev/ archer seated right on throne holding bow, below bow Shore monogram 89; blundered Greek legend, with king's name in Aramaic on top line Photo/ by permission Malter Galleries - Sellwood 86.3 |
 Vologases V
(c. A.D. 191 - 208)AR Drachm, 3.78 g Mint/ Ecbatana, undated Obv/ bust facing with hair in bunches above diadem and behind ears, pointed beard with vertical lines, necklet as straight lines Rev/ archer seated right on throne holding bow, below bow Shore monogram 89; blundered Greek legend, with king's name in Aramaic on top line Photo/ by permission Classical Numismatic Group - Sellwood 86.3 - Shore 448 - Triton IV, lot 7235 (this coin) |
 Vologases V
(c. A.D. 191 - 208)AR Drachm, 3.60 g Mint/ Ecbatana, undated Obv/ bust facing with hair in bunches above diadem and behind ears, pointed beard with vertical lines, necklet as straight lines Rev/ archer seated right on throne holding bow, below bow Shore monogram 89; blundered Greek legend, with king's name in Aramaic on top line Photo/ by permission, private collector Brussels Note/ the second line of the the Aramaic text differs from Sellwood; all the below references have the variant text - Sellwood 86.3 variant (Aramaic legend) - Triton V (Jan 2002), lot 1558 (this coin) - John Lindsay (1852, plate 4, no. (9)3 - Shore 448-449 partial - Petrowicz (1904), plate XXIII, no. 4 - Gardner (1968), plate VII, no. 15 |
 Vologases V
(c. A.D. 191 - 208)AE Dichalchous, 2.63 g, 16 mm Mint/ Seleucia, undated Obv/ bust facing with hair in bunches above diadem and behind ears, pointed beard with vertical lines, necklet as straight lines Rev/ bust of Tyche right Photo/ by permission Wayne G. Sayles, The Celator - Sellwood 86.7 |
 Vologases V
(c. A.D. 191 - 208)Billon Tetradrachm, 13.51 g Mint/ Seleucia, 192/193 A.D. Obv/ bust left, with pointed beard, hair bunched above diadem and behind ears Rev/ king seated left on throne, Tyche standing right with scepter, presenting diadem; above diadem year date ΔΦ (504 S.E. = 192/193 A.D.), month in exergue off flan; Greek legend [Β]ΑΣ[ΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ] / [ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΟΛΟΓΑΣΟΥ] / [ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣ] / [ΕΠ]ΙΦΑΝΟΥ[Σ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ] Photo/ by permission Henri Delger, Old Roman Coins for Special Collectors - Sellwood 87.2-9 |
 Vologases V
(c. A.D. 191 - 208)AR Drachm, 3.57 g Mint/ unknown Obv/ bust left, with pointed beard, hair bunched above diadem and behind ears Rev/ archer seated right on throne holding bow, below bow the same monogram seen later on the S88.19 coins of Vologases VI; blundered Greek legend, with king's name in Aramaic on top line Note/ this extremely rare drachm is otherwise unknown; it has the same legend as the Type 86 drachms of Vologases V. Photo/ by permission Gorny & Mosch - Sellwood not listed - Shore not listed - Gorny & Mosch Auktion 130, lot 1498 (this coin) |
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