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| Parthian Horsemanship And The Parthian Shot
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museumguy
Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
 Posted 01/10/2020 09:06 am
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Great find Bob! Before getting into ancients I was a pretty avid Victorian trade card collector and had some Liebigs in my collection but not this one. There was even a group called the Victorian Trade Card Collectors Association which had quarterly publications. I do remember seeing at least one or two articles on the Liebig card series. Not only did the Parthians wear spotted pajamas but they might have eaten this awful canned meat (sorry you Spam lovers!) as well or, conversely, as the picture shows, they are shooting at the Liebig employees for making such a "wonderful and tasty" product!!
Steve S. |
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| Museum Partnership For Exhibition
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museumguy
Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
Posted 12/10/2019 07:34 am
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Yazul,
There are many considerations for a museum when it comes to exhibitions, let alone collections that are owned by a private collector such as yourself. Loan agreements can be very sticky meaning that most museums will not take on a loan if there are too many impositions from the loaner like when to display the collection, how to display the collections, etc. Of course there are insurance and security considerations as well. Here in the US and I'm sure in Canada as well, many museums are working with the communities they serve to actually co-create exhibitions, actually polling the community to see if they would be interested in such an exhibit and in some cases having members of the community provide some input into exhibit development. It's more and more about community rather than the top down approach where museums tell the community what they think they want to see! Finally, an exhibit of coinage such as your collection, although a easy draw for most of us on this forum, for the general audience, putting the coins in some kind of historical/artistic context as part of a much larger themed exhibit would probably be more appealing to the curators. Remember, most museums have their exhibit schedules planned out several years in advance! Keep trying though and good luck.
Steve S. |
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| 2 Parthians Coins I'm Struggling With
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museumguy
Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
Posted 06/04/2019 07:46 am
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As Bob's warmup act (ha!), I would agree with Palouche. The first coin does indeed appear to be Phraataces, Sellwood type 57.13 and the second coin has been identified as either a Gotarzes I or more recently as a Sinatruces (93-69 BCE) by Assar. However, I believe most collectors still classify this coin as a Gotarzes I (91-87 BCE); Sellwood #33.4? The horn is worn off the tiara.
Steve S.
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| Strategies For Starting A Collection Of Greeks
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museumguy
Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
Posted 10/13/2018 09:34 am
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Nothing wrong with NOT having a strategy at first. Collect what appeals to you initially
and then go with what appeals to you the most. You can always sell off what you
are less interested in. I collect Seleucids because they are tied so closely with the
Parthians, my primary interest. Either way, have fun!
Steve S. |
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| Running Thread! Let's See Some Ancient (And Medieval) Eye Candy!
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museumguy
Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
Posted 08/24/2018 08:58 am
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Here is mine which I was finally able to photograph. This is a tetradrachm of Parthian King Gotarzes II (44-51 AD) and dated 49-50 AD. It was minted in Seleucia-on-the-Tigris.
Gotarzes II made himself detested by his cruelty: among many other murders he even slew his brother Artabanus and his whole family. When Vardanes I regained the throne; Gotarzes II fled to Hyrcania and gathered an army from the Dahae nomads. The war between the two kings was at last ended by a treaty, as both were afraid of the conspiracies of their nobles. Gotarzes II returned to Hyrcania and when Vardanes I was killed in about 47, Gotzares II was acknowledged in the whole empire. Gotarzes II then added to his coins the usual Parthian titles, "king of kings Arsaces the benefactor, the just, the illustrious (Epiphanes), the friend of the Hellenes (Philhellen)", without mentioning his proper name.
The discontent excited by his cruelty and luxury induced the hostile party to apply to the Roman emperor Claudius to fetch from Rome an Arsacid prince Meherdates, who lived there as hostage. Meherdates crossed the Euphrates in 49, but was beaten and taken prisoner by Gotarzes II, who cut off his ears.
Soon afterwards Gotarzes II died, according to Tacitus of an illness; Josephus says that he was murdered. His last coin is dated from June 51. Gotarzes II was succeeded briefly by his uncle Vonones II and then by his cousin (one of the sons of Vonones II) Vologases I.
Steve S.
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