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Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/30/2016 9:15 pm Uploaded several Elymaean drachms to my Forum gallery tonight, and thought I'd share two of the more interesting ones here: Prince A AE drachm, late 2nd to early 3rd century AD Van't Haaff 19.1.1-1A Obv: Bust facing left, diademed, with hair tuft at back of head Rev: Artemis standing right, holding bow in one hand, plucking arrow from her quiver with the other hand Orodes IV AE drachm, c. 2nd half of 2nd century AD Van't Haaff 17.1.1-1c Obv: Bust facing left, diademed, with large hair tuft on top and on side of head, flowing backward, Aramaic legend to left (cropped) Rev: Bust of female left (Queen Ulfan? Artemis?), Aramaic legend, pellet border Report this Post to the Staff

chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4964 Posts	Posted 01/30/2016 10:22 pm oh wow, those are very cool bob, not the usual types at all. the unknown female and artemis reverses are great! Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 01:37 am Absolutely beautiful pieces. Exactly what you want to see when you page through your collection. Congratulations. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 02:28 am As Chris said not the type I'm use to seeing either. They must be rarer than the usual type? Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 04:06 am Great coins from a ruler that is still on my list... thanks for showing us. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 08:50 am Thanks, all, for the supportive comments. Quote: They must be rarer than the usual type? Yes, somewhat less common than other AE's from the Elymais Arsacid Dynasty, Ron. These are from the waning days (well, the waning decades, actually) of the kingdom - but they were still minted in decent numbers and are not too hard to come by. I got these two for a steal (around $30 ea.), and in nice shape for the type. Report this Post to the Staff
museumguy Valued Member United States 90 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 7:29 pm Very nice coins Bob. I haven't seen these before. Thanks for sharing. Steve S. Report this Post to the Staff
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