All S76 month-dated tetradrachms attributed to Pacorus II in PDC Database (SNP images excluded)
Pacorus II (A.D. 78-105) AR Tetradrachm 14.53g (PDC 22833) Mint: Seleucia on the Tigris Dated 404 ΔΥ ΞANΔIK[ΟΥ] (93 AD) Obv: bust left with short beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; four waves in hair covering ear; hair above diadem as ringlets; lock of hair visible on forehead; behind head, Greek letter Α; circular border of pellets Rev: male wearing diadem seated left on throne, extending right hand, grasping hilt of sword in left; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting untied diadem in right hand, holding scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΔΥ; horizontal bar on throne back; in exergue, Greek letters ΞΑΝΔΙΚ; seven-line Greek inscription (L76i); no border Photo by Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzenhandlung - Sellwood 76.1 variant (month ΞΑΝΔΙΚ) [2 in db] - Gorny & Mosch Auktion 130, lot 1471 (this coin) |
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Pacorus II (A.D. 78-105) AR Tetradrachm 14.29g 12h (PDC 59915) Mint: Seleucia on the Tigris Dated 404 ΔΥ ΞANΔIK[ΟΥ] (93 AD) Obv: bust left with short beard wearing diadem and spiral torque with no visible end; four waves in hair covering ear; hair above diadem as ringlets; lock of hair visible on forehead; behind head, Greek letter Α; circular border of pellets Rev: male wearing diadem seated left on throne, extending right hand, grasping hilt of sword in left; to his left, Tyche stands right presenting untied diadem in right hand, holding scepter in left; above diadem, Greek letters ΔΥ; horizontal bar on throne back; in exergue, Greek letters ΞΑΝΔΙΚ; seven-line Greek inscription (L76i); no border = ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΠΑΚΟΡΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ Provenance: ex Pars Coins Previous collection: Todd A. Ballen Photo by Classical Numismatic Group - Sellwood 76.1 variant (month ΞΑΝΔΙΚ) [2 in db] - Triton XIII (5 Jan 2010), lot 761 (this coin) |
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