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bwbollom Valued Member United States 293 Posts	Posted 08/12/2010 2:07 pm Hi all! I went to the coin shop today for the first time in a while. Didn't have much money to spend, but I found one coin in their ancients tray that was pretty inexpensive and interesting to look at. Not much info, so I'm hoping that maybe someone here can help. It was labeled Parthian Empire Drachm...I don't know if the photos (especially the reverse) is upside down or anything... Thanks for any info y'all have! Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16857 Posts	Posted 08/12/2010 6:23 pm The pics are the right way up. Parthian coins of the period are distinguished by minor details in the portrait. In this case, I believe the portrait is of Osroes II, an obscure usurper whose brief grab for power circa 190 AD left virtually no mark on history except for the copious quantity of coinage he produced. See this Zeno page for more coins of this ruler. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
bwbollom Valued Member United States 293 Posts	Posted 08/12/2010 10:03 pm Thanks! I figured the obverse was positioned properly, but had absolutely no idea on the reverse :D Thanks for the info too...I'll definitely check out the links. I didn't know what I was buying, just knew that it was old and inexpensive, so I figured "why not?" :) Report this Post to the Staff
medoraman New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 08/13/2010 7:46 pm The reverse is of a seated archer handing a bow to someone, on the drachms, if that helps visualize which way up. In late Parthian times it was very stylized, yours is barely more than a stick figure. Look at earlier Parthian coins like from Mithradates to see what it was supposed to look like. Report this Post to the Staff
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