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Nicola New Member Italy 9 Posts	Posted 07/03/2017 6:20 pm Good evening to all, can anyone help me ID this AE Dirham of Elymais, please? Thanks in advance, Nicola Metal: Bronze Diameter: 16mm Weight: 2.33g Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/03/2017 7:35 pm Bob L is our expert on this coin type, he has written and excellent PDF on the subject. You can read it here: https://www.coincommunity.com/pdf/A...-Elymais.pdf I'm sure he will be around shortly to help also. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/03/2017 8:20 pm Nicola, the wear on this one makes attribution a bit of a challenge, but I believe it is: Phraates AE drachm early to mid 2nd century AD Van't Haaff 14.5.1-1 Report this Post to the Staff
Nicola New Member Italy 9 Posts	Posted 07/04/2017 05:42 am Thank you very very much, guys! I presume it's this one: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/g...=1633&pos=19 http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ga...at=0&pos=249 I still have one question, is the ruler Phraates V (2BC-4AD)? Thanks again, Nicola Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/04/2017 08:10 am Yes, Nicola, your coin is of the same type as the coin in the first link you provided. (The second link is messed up, I think...it's taking me to a silver tetradrachm of Tiridates of Parthia) No, the Phraates of your coin is not Phraates V (Phraataces) from Parthia. Your coin was minted more than a hundred years later. The following is from the essay that Echizento linked to (from page seven): "Around 25 BC an Arsacid (Parthian) line began to rule Elymais and, accordingly, we begin to recognize Parthian names of some kings and to see the appearance of Parthian-type tiaras on the portraits of several of these rulers" So the rulers of Elymais who had Parthian names like Phraates and Orodes were probably blood relatives of the Arsacids (the ruling line of Parthia) but they were not the same Orodes and Phraates as the Parthian kings. It's always a pleasure to see coin from Elymais posted here. If you pick up more in the future, be sure to show them to us. Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
Nicola New Member Italy 9 Posts	Posted 07/04/2017 4:01 pm Thank you very much Bob! Yes, I meant like the one from the first link; probably the second one is missed :/ Perfect explanation, it's very interesting, I imagined an possibile relationship between these names, but wasn't sure that they were different kings but blood relatives. Of course Bob, I will do it. It was a pleasure for me receive this information and learn more about this coin and the history behind. Best regards from Italy, Nicola Report this Post to the Staff
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