Parthian Empire, page 2 (Gotarzes I - Mithradates III)

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p a r t h i a n  e m p i r e

| Arsaces I - Mithradates II |
| Gotarzes I - Mithradates III | Orodes II - Tiridates |
| Phraataces - Vonones II | Vologases I - Vologases III |
| Osroes I - Artabanos IV |

Mørkholm 1980: Sinatruces (86/5 - 70 BC)
Sellwood's Gotarzes I. Sinatruces was an elderly brother of Mithradates II. Reign 77 - 70 BC.: AR Drachm
Shore 113; Sellwood ICP 33.4
20 x 18 mm.
3.47 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left with long beard wearing tiara [Sellwood's tiara ii] with horn in center and stags on top; two diadem ends.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend [Sellwood's legend ii].; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 33.3v
20 x 19 mm.
4.06 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left with long beard wearing tiara [Sellwood's tiara i, variant] with horn in center and stags on top; two diadem ends.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend [Sellwood's legend ii, variant].; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 33.3
19 x 20 mm.
4.11 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left with long beard wearing tiara [Sellwood's tiara i] with horn in center and stags on top; two diadem ends.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend [Sellwood's legend ii].
Note: Courtesy Peter A. Linenthal collection.; AR Drachm
Shore 114; Sellwood ICP 33.3
20 x 19 mm.
3.44 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left with long beard wearing tiara [Sellwood's tiara i] with horn in center and stags on top; two diadem ends.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend [Sellwood's legend ii].; AE Dichalkous
Sellwood ICP 33.12
16 x 17 mm.
3.10 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bust left with long beard wearing tiara [Sellwood's tiara i] with horn in center and stags on top.
Reverse: Pegasos flying right. Greek legend [Sellwood's legend ii (?)].
Note: Courtesy Peter A. Linenthal collection.; AE Dichalkous (Silvered)
Shore 119; Sellwood ICP 33.13 (?); LeRider 170 (?)
15 x 17 mm.
2.50 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: Bust left with long beard wearing tiara with horn in center and stags on top; two diadem ends.
Reverse: Nike walking right holding sceptre and wreath. Greek legend. Susa mint (?); different sytle.

Mørkholm 1980: Arsaces IX Autokrator (90 - 87/6 BC)
Sellwood's Orodes I.: AR Drachm
Shore 123; Sellwood ICP 31.6
19 mm.
3.99 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara with eight pointed star in center and torque ending in pellet.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow; sleeve with horizontal end visible below throne seat. Greek legend.; AR Drachm
Shore 123; Sellwood ICP 31.6
23 x 20 mm.
3.79 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara with eight pointed star in center and torque ending in pellet.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow; sleeve with horizontal end visible below throne seat. Greek legend.; AR Drachm
Shore 123; Sellwood ICP 31.6
20 mm.
3.81 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara with eight pointed star in center and torque ending in pellet.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow; sleeve with horizontal end visible below throne seat. Greek legend.; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 31.8v
21 x 19 mm.
3.89 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara with six pointed star in center and torque ending in 'seahorse.'
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow; sleeve with horizontal end visible below throne seat. Greek legend.; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 31.8v
21 x 19 mm.
4.00 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara with six pointed star in center and torque ending in 'seahorse.'
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow; no sleeve visible below throne seat. Greek legend.
Note: Courtesy Peter A. Linenthal collection. Porous; likely a cast fake.; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 31.7; Shore 125 (same dies)
20 x 19 mm.
4.00 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara with 'plant' in center and torque ending in pellet.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow; sleeve with horizontal end visible below throne seat. Greek legend.; AE Chalkous
Shore 128; Sellwood ICP 31.24; LeRider 169
13 x 14 mm.
1.97 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara.
Reverse: Horse head right. Greek legend. Susa mint.

Dilmaghani 1986: Unknown (81 - 70 BC)
Sellwood's Unknown King.: AR Drachm
Shore 136; Sellwood ICP 30.17
21 x 19 mm.
3.91 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bare-headed thin bust left with short beard wearing diadem; torque ends in horse.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow; empty cloak sleeve reaches below seat level. Greek legend.; Orodes I (90-77 BC)
AR Drachm
Shore 140; Sellwood ICP 30.27
19 mm.
4.15 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with short beard wearing diadem; torque ends in pellet.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend. Bottom line of legend is blundered.; AE Chalkous
Sellwood ICP -; LeRider 150
14 mm.
1.26 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left.
Reverse: Apollo standing right holding lyre. "Susa" mint.
Note: Not listed in Sellwood (and not sure why -- he lists all the other LeRider bronzes). Struck over another coin; undertype uncertain. For discussion on overstriking of coins founds at Susa see: LeRider, Suse Sous les Seleucides et les Parthes, 1965; Sellwood's Wroth's Unknown Parthian King, NC 1965; Simonetta, Some Remarks On the Arsakid Coinage, NC 1966; K. Walton Dobbins' The Sucessors of Mithradates II of Parthia, NC 1975.; AE Chalkous
Sellwood ICP 30.34; LeRider 151
15 x 13 mm.
1.69 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left.
Reverse: Bust of Artemis (Helios?) facing 3/4 right. "Susa" mint.; Orodes I (90-77 BC)
AE Dichalkous
Sellwood ICP 30.42 (Chalkous); LeRider 159
14 mm.
2.78 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with short beard wearing diadem.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend. "Susa" mint.
Note: Courtesy Jamison T. Graff collection.

Dilmaghani 1986: Orodes I (82 - 81 BC)
Sellwood's Sinatruces. Orodes was a son of Mithradates II. Reign 90 - 77 BC. Fought and defeated Gotarzes I for control of Babylonia. Shore says the die tampering on these coins may be the work of a usurper.: AR Drachm
Shore 147; Sellwood ICP 34.5v. (tiara i/legend i)
20 x 18 mm.
3.76 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara with flower pattern in center, 'ram's horns' pattern on top. Anchor symbol in right field erased from die.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend.; AR Drachm
Shore 147; Sellwood ICP 34.4v. (tiara ii/legend ii)
20 mm.
3.32 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara with flower pattern in center, pellets on stalks pattern on top. Anchor symbol in right field erased from die.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend.; AR Drachm
Shore 147; Sellwood ICP 34.7
21 x 19 mm.
3.67 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara with flower pattern (?) in center. Anchor symbol in right field and pellets on top of tiara erased from die.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend.; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 34.8v.
21 x 20 mm.
3.89 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left with medium beard wearing tiara with unclear pattern in center (but with 'horn' either crudely engraved into die or into coin); pellets-on-stalks pattern on top erased from die. No trace of anchor symbol in right field.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend.; Sinatruces (77 - 70 BC) or Orodes I (82 - 81 BC)
AE 15 Dichalkous
Sellwood ICP 34.9
15 mm.
2.20 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust right with short beard. Anchor symbol in right field.
Reverse: Pegasos flying right.

Dilmaghani 1986: Phraates III (70 - 57 BC)
Sellwood's Darius (?). Phraates was a son of Sinatruces and possibly sub-king during his reign. Loses some territory to Rome (Pompey). Murdered by his two sons, Mithradates III and Orodes II.: Phraates III (70-57 BC)
AE Dichalkous
Shore 167; Sellwood ICP 35.15
17 mm.
2.52 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust facing with short beard; wearing diadem and necklace with central medallion.
Reverse: Horse walking right. Greek legend.; Phraates III (70-57 BC)
AE Chalkous
Shore 504; Sellwood ICP 35.16v. (Dichalcous)
14 mm.
1.91 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust facing with short beard; wearing diadem and necklace with central medallion.
Reverse: Nike right holding wreath. Greek legend.

Mørkholm 1980: Phraates III (74 - 58 BC)
Sellwood's Phraates III.: AR Drachm
Shore 153; Sellwood ICP 36.7v. (legend iv)

21 x 19 mm.
3.55 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with medium beard wearing diadem; king wears necklace with medallion, not torque. Traces of star visible on garment.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend. Monogram 26v. [with extra pellet] below bow.; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 36.17
20 mm.
3.22 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: No mintmark. Double struck.; AR Drachm
Shore 172; Sellwood ICP 38.6

21 mm.
3.44 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with medium beard wearing diadem.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend. Monogram 30 below bow.; AR Drachm
Shore 174; Sellwood ICP 38.9v.

18 x 20 mm.
3.46 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with long beard wearing diadem.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Blundered Greek legend. Monogram 'T' below bow.
Note: Courtesy Jamison T. Graff collection.; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 38.13

21 x 19 mm.
3.67 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with long beard wearing diadem.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow.; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 38v.
22 x 19 mm.
4.12 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with long beard wearing diadem.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Blundered Greek legend.
Note: Unpublished. No control mark. Unusual style; imitation?; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 38v.

21 x 19 mm.
2.60 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with short beard wearing diadem.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Blundered Greek legend. Σ below bow.
Note: Unpublished. Imitation?; AE Dichalkous
Shore 186v.; Sellwood ICP 38.26v.; LeRider 181v.
?
15 mm.
2.73 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with medium beard wearing diadem with one end.
Reverse: Horse walking right. Greek legend. Susa mint.
Note: Courtesy Jamison T. Graff collection.; AE Chalkous
Shore 187; Sellwood ICP 38.22v. (Dichalkous)

15 mm.
1.59 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with medium beard wearing diadem.
Reverse: Horse head right. Greek legend. Monogram 34 in left field.; AR Drachm
Senior ISCH 195.5aDv.; Sellwood ICP 39.7v.

21 x 19 mm.
3.68 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Peter A. Linenthal collection.; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 39.14

19 x 22 mm.
3.20 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with short beard wearing diadem.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Greek legend. ΓΠΣ (Monogram __) below bow. Π can represent Μ. This coin is one of a few examples where Pi and Mu are engraved differently.
Note: Possible date equivalent to 70 BC (or 30 BC; perhaps even a Parthian Era date).

Mørkholm 1980: Mithradates III (70 - 55 BC [co-regent during his father's reign])
Sellwood's Mithradates III. Mithradates was a son of Phraates III. Fought civil war with his brother, Orodes II. Defeated by most famous Parthian general, Suren, at Seleucia and immediately murdered.: AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 40.5v.

21 x 19 mm.
3.65 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with short beard wearing diadem. Necklace with central medallion.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Slightly blundered Greek legend. ΡΓ (Monogram 28) above bow.; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 40.5

21 x 18 mm.
3.82 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse:
Reverse: ΡΓ (Monogram 28) above bow.; AE Chalkous
Sellwood ICP 40.19
14 x 13 mm.
1.58 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Bust left.
Reverse: Horsehead right.
Note: Possibly a 43.14 chalkous (listed by Sellwood as a dichalkous).; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 41.3v.

19 mm.
3.96 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with medium beard wearing diadem; diadem ends joined together. Necklace with central medallion.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Blundered Greek legend. K below bow.; AR Drachm
Sellwood ICP 41.5; Shore 200

21 mm.
3.74 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: Bare-headed bust left with medium beard wearing diadem; diadem ends joined together. Necklace with central medallion.
Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow. Slightly blundered Greek legend. ΜΤΘ (Monogram 30) below bow.

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