| Author |
 Replies: 7 / Views: 1,630 |
|
|
Valued Member
United Kingdom
90 Posts |
I've become more and more interested in the coinage of Elymais over the past six months. When this appeared in the Numismall sale I couldn't resist. It was reduced from $60 to $20 then had an extra 10 % off. I'd never even seen one in the flesh before. King Ordes Elymian tetradrachm, mid 1st century AD, 28 mm  |
|
|
|
Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
|
|
Moderator
United States
34427 Posts |
Nice pick-up!  "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
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Wow, great deal! An Elymaean tetradrachm, with no BD, a rare type, for $20 (less the discount). Well done! Using the most current research on the series - P.A. Van't Haaff's Catalogue of Elymaean Coinage - the attribution is: Orodes III 2nd century AD Van't Haaff 16.3.1-2.a Looking at your coin enlarged, FlaviusJ, and allowing for die wear, wear to the coin itself, vagaries of time, and differences in photography, I wonder if perhaps yours and mine are of the same obverse die. We may be coin brethren! Certainly some of the beard details, and the curving diadem band trailing down behind the tiara - with the band's "arrowhead" shape emerging from the ear, as well as some of the remaining legend on yours, do all look similar to mine.  There were only so many of these Orodes III tets issued - and only a very finite number of dies with the single crossbar on the anchor.  Edited by Kamnaskires
12/02/2017 7:11 pm
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
I fell in love with those ugly little beasts, but I've never snatched one for that price. Congratulations.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
It's hard to even find Elymaean drachms under $20 these days. Nice grab!
|
|
Valued Member
 United Kingdom
90 Posts |
Wow thanks Bob, that's amazing. I'm proud to be your coin brother
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2624 Posts |
A good pick up and yes Elymais head of publicity Bob got me interested enough to pick up a drachm myself. I've yet to see a tet at that price though.
|
| |
Replies: 7 / Views: 1,630 |
|
Posted 12/02/2017 3:26 pm
