The American Numismatic Society coin cabinet is reported to have a drachm of this issue, one of only two known.
The Sellwood type 18 is either an interregnal issue posthumously struck in the image of Mithradates I following the death of Phraates II, or it belongs to a "real" Parthian king who reigned for a few months before Artabanus I.
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The attributions and cataloging of Parthian coins used throughout this web site follow David Sellwood's An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia (1980, 2nd edition) for consistency. The few exceptions to this policy are explained here.
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Interregnal Issue (127-125 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm 16.26g (PDC 12343) Mint: Seleucia on the Tigris Obv: long-bearded bust right, wearing diadem; circular reel and pellet border Rev: Demeter enthroned left, in extended right hand holds Nike, who crowns her to right; in left hand, cornucopia with fruits; nereid supporting throne; no border; two-line Greek inscription = ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ Photo by Classical Numismatic Group - Sellwood 18.1 [68 in db] - Triton V (Jan 2002), lot 1566 (this coin) - Le Rider, Suse sous les Séleucides et les Parthes (1965), pl.LXXI,1-2 - Shore not listed |
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Interregnal Issue (127-125 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm 16.18g (PDC 12352) Mint: Seleucia on the Tigris Dated 187 ΖΠΡ (BC 126-BC 125) Obv: long-bearded bust right, wearing diadem; circular reel and pellet border Rev: Demeter enthroned left, in extended right hand holds Nike, who crowns her to right; in left hand, cornucopia with fruits; nereid supporting throne; in field left, Greek letter Θ, date ΖΠΡ in exergue; no border; two-line Greek inscription = ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ Photo by Classical Numismatic Group - Sellwood 18.1 variant (letter Θ and date ΖΠΡ) [4 in db] - Triton V (Jan 2002), lot 1575 (this coin) - Sotheby's L00575 (May 25 2000), lot 25 (this coin) |
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Interregnal Issue (127-125 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm (PDC 29002) Mint: Susa Obv: long-bearded bust right, wearing diadem; circular reel and pellet border Rev: Apollo seated left on omphalos, in right hand holds palm branch; in left hand, bow resting on ground; circular border of pellets; two-line Greek inscription = ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ - Sellwood 18.2 [2 in db] - G.R.F. Assar, "History and Coinage of Elymais During 150/149 – 122/121 BC", Plate XIX, 1 (Internet, March 2005) (this coin) |
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Interregnal Issue (127-125 B.C.) AE Chalkous (PDC 28002) Mint: Susa Obv: long-bearded bust right, wearing diadem; circular reel and pellet border Rev: bow in case; no border; two-line Greek inscription = ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ - Sellwood 18.3 [2 in db] - Sellwood ICP (1980), type 18.3 (this coin) |
This page last updated 23 Feb 2021
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