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antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 02/24/2016 2:33 pm a new coin for my Greek/Parthian collection : Vologases III , 105-147 Mint Ecbatana Sellwood 78.2 the inscription on the reverse has no sence , only Greek letters not forming words . albert Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/24/2016 2:51 pm Really nice well struck coin. These are Bob L's area, I'm sure he will be along an comment. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 02/24/2016 3:21 pm An excellent example, Albert! Fyi, the portrait's long beard makes this a Sellwood 78.3, not 78.2. I still call these Sellwood 78's Vologases III, but Dr. G.R.F. Assar more recently attributes them to Pacorus I. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 02/25/2016 03:26 am An attractive and well struck coin. Nice addition. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 02/25/2016 12:00 pm Thank you Bob .I bought this coin by Lanz for €71 ( about US$80) , for me it was cheap for this quality .I was comparing it with a coin from Pacorus I , Baldwins sale of januar 2015 , lot 456 and indeed , it can be this king . hereby the sellwood coin in the Baldwin's sale and my coin There is a difference in the nose , but I found images of Sellwood78.3 with the 2 kind of noses. What do you think ? I know by experience that the description is not always wright ;albert Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 02/25/2016 8:52 pm Yes, Albert, they are both Sellwood 78's (attributed as Vologases III by David Sellwood in the 1970s and 80s; and more recently as Pacorus I by Dr. Assar). The Baldwin's coin is a Sellwood 78.2, with the distinguishing feature being the medium length beard on the portrait. Your coin, with its longer beard, is actually a Sellwood 78.3. The difference in the noses has no impact on the Sellwood number. Rather, the length of the beard, and variations in the archer's seat on the reverse, are the main features used to differentiate the Sellwood types (78.1 - 78.12). Congrats on the pick up. It's a nice one. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 02/26/2016 08:43 am Thanks Bob , I know nothing of this coins , so from now on , I know where to begin . I am content this kings went regularly to the barber , so we can identify them. albert Report this Post to the Staff
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