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Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/10/2016 7:55 pm Just a little over a month ago I acquired and posted my first plate coin, a little Kamnaskires IV obol from Elymais that is illustrated as an example of the type in P.A. van't Haaff's Catalogue of Elymaean Coinage: https://goccf.com/t/262356&SearchTerms=plate,coin Well, I've been lucky enough to score my second plate coin, this time an Artabanos III tetradrachm from Parthia. The coin is #841A of Plate 50 in the Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum, Volume 7. This time around I did not realize I had a plate coin on my hands since it was not advertised as such in the auction. It was only while verifying the attribution of the type that I stumbled across the same coin illustrated in the book. What a nice surprise that was! Pics of the coin and Plate 50 from SNP7, below. Artabanos III, reigned c. 80 - 90 AD (coin minted May 81 AD) AR tetradrachm (29mm, 13.29 g, 12h) Seleukeia on the Tigris mint Obv: Diademed bust, left Rev: Artabanos seated left, receiving open diadem from Tyche standing right, holding scepter, year above, month in exergue Sellwood 74.5v; SNP7:841A (this coin); Sunrise 441v (Artabanos V) Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34424 Posts	Posted 07/10/2016 7:58 pm Sweeeet! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/10/2016 8:50 pm Super coin Bob. Can't beat that provenance. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/10/2016 9:04 pm Thanks, guys. I also managed to snag the second of the two coins I discussed in this thread (it's the last pic in the thread, the one with the red arrow pointing to the reverse undertype): https://goccf.com/t/263325 Fyi, Ron, I sent you an email. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/10/2016 10:17 pm Bob, I got it and replied. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
museumguy Valued Member United States 90 Posts	Posted 07/12/2016 07:17 am That is one heckuva coin Bob. Love it! Congratulations to you. Steve S. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/12/2016 09:14 am Thanks, Steve. Report this Post to the Staff
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