Something New - Barbarous Ae Drachm - Parthian Imitative (1/19)

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 9:02 pm I recently tried my hand at buying a lot from an actual auction house to see if I can resell for a profit or at least keep some nice coins for free/cheap. Didn't win several, but I was the high bidder on this lot of 19 esoteric central Asian coins. Some really strange stuff here! 1/19: Unknown area, maybe 1st-2nd century AD? AE "drachm" 19mm, 3.44g Imitative of Parthia Degenerate bearded head left Degenerate Arsaces on throne holding bow, dot-legends around Can't find anything even remotely similar. Unpublished? Not expecting a whole lot of feedback on what this could be, but maybe Bob has seen one similar before? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 9:05 pm "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 10/05/2017 9:22 pm Interesting coin, I sure Bob will know. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 11:12 pm Quote: maybe Bob has seen one similar before? Or maybe not. I've seen bronze Parthian drachms, and I've seen AE local imitations of official issues, and I've seen off-style issues from Parthia's eastern mints. But never anything quite this abstract. Nice find. Yep, likely an unpublished local imitative. I think your general time frame is probably correct, Steve. I find the square "frame" of the reverse quite interesting. Whether it is meant to mimic the already degenerated legend of Parthia's later drachms (a degeneration of a degeneration), or whether it is meant to be a decorative border as may be seen in some of the chalkoi, I don't know. (Like at http://www.parthia.us/coins/pdc_40251.jpg and http://www.coinproject.com/siteimag...ia_27-22.jpg ) Clearly the weight and size suggest a drachm, of course. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/07/2017 09:23 am Thanks for the input, Bob! I'm inclined to think the dots are just part of the legend and/or chair. Tough to tell from how little is on the flan, however. Do you know of any sites or references for imitation Parthian coins? Up until now, I've never seen a non-official issue; couldn't find a relevant category on Zeno, either. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/07/2017 09:52 am Steve, There's no comprehensive single source that documents all Parthian eastern issues and imitative types, at least not that I know of. However, Tom Mallon's site has a gallery that includes Parthian derivatives: http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/par_rel/par_rel.html Schatz, who has the most extensive private collection of Parthian coins I've ever seen, has a "Parthia Related Coins" gallery and an "Eastern Parthians" gallery (with lots of bronze drachms with seated archer reverses) at: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ga...p?album=6503 http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ga...p?album=6213 The blurbs she wrote on her main page, explaining the contents of all her galleries, including these two, are very insightful: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ga...hp?cat=24483 Edited by Kamnaskires 10/07/2017 09:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
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