The images on these pages are used with the kind permission of Auktionen Meister & Sonntag, Stuttgart. Please see the Meister & Sonntag 5 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.
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Arsaces II (211-191 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.06g 18mm (PDC 46499) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 6.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 21 (this coin) |
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Mithradates I (171-138 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.32g 20mm (PDC 46500) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 10.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 22 (this coin) |
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Phraates II (138-127 B.C.) AR Drachm 3.69g 20mm (PDC 46501) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 16.11 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 23 (this coin) |
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Mithradates II (123-88 B.C.) AR Drachm 3.88g 20mm (PDC 46502) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 24.10 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 24 (this coin) |
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Mithradates II (123-88 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.12g 20mm (PDC 46503) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 27.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 25 (this coin) |
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Mithradates II (123-88 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.00g 20mm (PDC 46504) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 27.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 26 (this coin) |
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Mithradates II (123-88 B.C.) AR Drachm 3.97g 21mm (PDC 46505) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 27.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 27 (this coin) |
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Mithradates II (123-88 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.08g 21mm (PDC 46506) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 28.1 variant (one circle design on tiara below diadem) - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 28 (this coin) |
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Mithradates II (123-88 B.C.) AR Drachm 3.74g 19mm (PDC 46507) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 29.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 29 (this coin) |
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Unknown King II (80-70 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.08g 22mm (PDC 46508) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 30.14 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 30 (this coin) |
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Unknown King II (80-70 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.09g 20mm (PDC 46509) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 30.14 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 31 (this coin) |
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Gotarzes I (95-90 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.11g 20mm (PDC 46510) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 33.2 variant (abbrev. ΘΟΠΑΤΟΡ) - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 32 (this coin) |
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Gotarzes I (95-90 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.12g 19mm (PDC 46511) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 33.4 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 33 (this coin) |
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Phraates III (70-57 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.11g 20mm (PDC 46512) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 38.6 variant (legend iii) - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 34 (this coin) |
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Mithradates III (57-54 B.C.) AE Dichalkous 1.80g 14mm (PDC 46516) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 41.21 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 38 (this coin) |
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Orodes II (57-38 B.C.) AR Drachm 3.76g 21mm (PDC 46513) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 45.9 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 35 (this coin) |
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Orodes II (57-38 B.C.) AR Drachm 3.94g 19mm (PDC 46514) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 47.5 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 36 (this coin) |
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Orodes II (57-38 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.29g 19mm (PDC 46515) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 48.9 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 37 (this coin) |
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Phraates IV (38-2 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm 15.09g 29mm (PDC 46517) Dated 288 [ΗΠΣ] ΞΑΝΔΙ (BC 25-BC 24) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 51.40 (year off flan) - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 39 (this coin) |
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Phraates IV (38-2 B.C.) AR Drachm 4.05g 20mm (PDC 46518) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 52.16 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 40 (this coin) |
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Phraates IV (38-2 B.C.) AR Drachm 3.27g 17mm (PDC 46519) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 54.9 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 41 (this coin) |
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Phraataces (2 B.C.-A.D. 4) Billon Drachm 3.09g 15mm (PDC 46520) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 56.6 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 42 (this coin) |
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Vonones I (A.D. 8-12) AR Drachm 3.86g 20mm (PDC 46521) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 60.5 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 43 (this coin) |
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Artabanus II (A.D. 10-38) AR Drachm 3.45g 20mm (PDC 46522) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 63.6 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 44 (this coin) |
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Artabanus II (A.D. 10-38) AR Drachm 3.02g 19mm (PDC 46523) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 63.6 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 45 (this coin) |
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Gotarzes II (A.D. 40-51) AR Tetradrachm 12.66g 26mm (PDC 46524) Dated 358 ΗΝΤ (46 AD-47 AD) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 65.8-17 (month off flan) - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 46 (this coin) |
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Vonones II (A.D. 51) AR Drachm 3.76g 18mm (PDC 46525) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 67.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 47 (this coin) |
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Pacorus II (A.D. 78-105) AR Drachm 3.02g 21mm (PDC 46527) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 73.11 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 49a (this coin) |
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Pacorus II (A.D. 78-105) AR Drachm 2.86g 21mm (PDC 46528) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 73.11 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 49b (this coin) |
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Pacorus II (A.D. 78-105) AR Drachm 2.70g 20mm (PDC 46526) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 73.12 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 48 (this coin) |
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Vologases III (A.D. 105-147) AR Drachm 3.75g 20mm (PDC 46529) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 78.3 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 50 (this coin) |
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Vologases III (A.D. 105-147) AR Drachm 3.81g 19mm (PDC 46530) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 78.4 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 51 (this coin) |
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Vologases III (A.D. 105-147) AR Drachm 3.79g 20mm (PDC 46531) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 78.9 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 52 (this coin) |
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Parthamaspates (A.D. 116) AR Drachm 3.78g 20mm (PDC 46532) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 81.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 53 (this coin) |
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Unknown King III (A.D. 140) AR Drachm 3.65g 20mm (PDC 46533) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 83.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 54 (this coin) |
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Vologases IV (A.D. 147-191) Billon Tetradrachm 12.27g 28mm (PDC 46534) Dated 490 ϘΥ (Ξ)ΑΝΔΙ(Κ) (178 AD-179 AD) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 84.61-69 variant (month ΞΑΝΔΙΚ) - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 55 (this coin) |
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Vologases IV (A.D. 147-191) AR Drachm 3.45g 20mm (PDC 46535) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 84.132 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 56 (this coin) |
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Osroes II (A.D. 190) AR Drachm 3.38g 19mm (PDC 46536) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 85.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 57 (this coin) |
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Osroes II (A.D. 190) AR Drachm 3.65g 19mm (PDC 46537) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 85.1 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 58 (this coin) |
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Osroes II (A.D. 190) AR Drachm 3.70g 21mm (PDC 46538) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 85.2 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 59 (this coin) |
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Vologases VI (A.D. 208-228) AR Drachm 3.48g 19mm (PDC 46539) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 88.19 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 60 (this coin) |
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Vologases VI (A.D. 208-228) AR Drachm 3.66g 19mm (PDC 46540) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Sellwood 88.19 - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 61 (this coin) |
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Ardashir I Billon Tetradrachm 11.57g 28mm (PDC 46541) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 62 (this coin) - Göbl II/2 |
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Ardashir I Billon Tetradrachm 13.26g 26mm (PDC 46542) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 63 (this coin) - Göbl II/6/2 |
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Ardashir I AR Drachm 4.22g 26mm (PDC 46543) Photo by Auktionen Meister & Sonntag - Meister & Sonntag 5 (19-20 Sep 2007), lot 64 (this coin) - Göbl III/2 |
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