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 United States
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My first coin of the New Year. Not the greatest example but what I can afford on my limited budget plus the price was right. Orodes I 90-80 BC AR Drachm Rhagai mint 18 mm x 3.88 grams Sellwood 31.6, Shore 123   |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Nice. I have yet to branch out into this area.
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
Little by little I'm branching out.
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Pillar of the Community
3772 Posts |
Good one, clear design and inscription.
Always nice to widen the area of what one covers.
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United States
23731 Posts |
Thanks, the edge damage takes a little away from the coin, but I can live with it.
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Pillar of the Community
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edge damage Looks like a baby chewed on it. Does not interfere with the design and probably saved you some dollars. |
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United States
7066 Posts |
Congratulations on your first Parthian purchase, Echizento. I agree with Medieval's comments...well, not so much the baby chewing part, but the other things.
Fyi, you may sometimes see these Sellwood 31's listed as Mithradates III. The re-attribution is based on G.R.F. Assar's research, as documented in several articles, most notably "Recent Studies in Parthian History, Part I," The Celator, Dec. 2000. I still use Sellwood's 1980 attributions, for the most part, for my own inventory...so, like you, I call this coin Orodes I. But, really, Assar's work is convincing. In the last fifteen years or so he has reassigned about 15% or so of Sellwood's attributions...all based on what seems like solid research.
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01/10/2015 9:12 pm
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United States
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Thanks Bob, That's interesting that it might actually be Mithradates III. The Celator was an excellent magazine, too bad it's been discontinued. I had a subscription for a number of years. I'm trying to build a collection on the Eastern empires and hope to buy more of these in the future.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I really miss The Celator too. Coin websites are great and informative, but somehow I don't get as excited booting up my computer as I used to get when spotting the new edition of The Celator in the mailbox.
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01/10/2015 9:52 pm
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United States
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Glad a kept a few copies to refer back too. Hope some where down the road they decide to revive it again.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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awesome ski, I dig parthian coins! but I only have one myself, here's mine, also an orodes i...and the same attribution.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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I like your coin ron! one day I'mgoing to buy a parthian example as well..
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United States
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Nice coin Chris. Interesting fact that Bob L pointed out is that these coins are now known to be Mithradates III.
Thanks Dutch, I think this ruler is the cheapest to collect. I was looking at different rules and the rices are up there.
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United States
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Does anyone have a translation for the reverse legend?
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Pillar of the Community
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The Greek inscription is (as per http://www.parthia.com/orodes1.htm): ''ΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕ"'ΛΟΥ 'ΡΣ'ΚΟΥ 'ΥΤΟΚΡ'ΤΟΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΠ'ΤΟΡΟΣ ΕΠΙΦ'ΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ The great king Arsakes Emperor Philopater (the one who loves his father/country) Epiphanous (~Visionary) Philhellenous (Friend of the Greeks) |
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United States
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I love the irony of the Parthian coins. These coins are very text rich. Some of the tetradrachms are dated to a month and year, yet with all these specifics, titles and such these coin fail to name the ruler pictured.
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