The images on these pages are used with the kind permission of Jean Elsen & ses fils, s.a. The auction contains 105 Parthian and Parthia-related coins, the majority from the R. Sussmeyer collection. Please see the Elsen 93 catalog for the auctioneer's description of these coins.
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.
Parthia |
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Parthia (continued) |
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Characene |
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Elymais |
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Persis |
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Persis (continued) |
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Rome |
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Sasanian |
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This page last updated 23 Feb 2021
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