Another Elymais Pickup, Front Facer

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Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/08/2017 8:56 pm Made a bit more progress on the Elymais collection this afternoon with a win (on a really low bid) in an Numismatik Lanz auction on ebay. No big whoop, but it fills a collecting gap; I needed the type. Dealer pic below. Lanz apparently got his ~~hanz~~ - uh, hands - on a large hoard of recently dug up Elymaeans of all types, and he's been listing a few at a time. Most are pretty cruddy and in need of some TLC. This one, though far from perfect, fared the centuries better than most coins in the hoard. Orodes IV AE drachm Circa second half of 2nd century AD Obv: Bust facing forward, wearing diadem, large hair tuft on top and sides of head, pellet border Rev: Bust of Artemis left, wearing low tiara with crest of dots, anchor to right, pellet border Van't Haaff type 17.2 (can't pin it down any further since the number of crossbars on the anchor is the distinguishing feature needed to do so - and it's unclear on this specimen) If anyone's interested, here's the slowly-growing Elymais collection so far, minus the coin above: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ga...p?album=3637 Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/08/2017 9:02 pm Excellent addition to the growing collection Bob. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 10/08/2017 10:41 pm Kinda looks like Orodes IV was a vampire! "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
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 10/09/2017 05:50 am Nice coin Bob! And a great collection you've got there. Do you know how many types there are to collect? Paul Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/09/2017 08:17 am Thanks, guys. Dave, I never thought of that. I supposes the "fangs" are meant to be part of his beard. Paul, Van't Haaff list 21 basic types, many of which have numerous subtypes. Of those 21, types 1 - 6, consisting of coins from the early part of the Kamnaskirid Dynasty as well as a couple of usurpers, are nearly impossible to acquire due to their rarity. Edited by Kamnaskires 10/09/2017 08:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 10/09/2017 10:20 am nice collection , I didn't know there are so beautiful Elymais coins .albert Report this Post to the Staff
orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 10/09/2017 4:04 pm Wonderful new addition Bob. Your collection is very impressive. You are piquing my interest in these coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/09/2017 8:49 pm Thanks, Albert and Andrew. Andrew, they are worth dipping into...they're fun and quirky. Report this Post to the Staff
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