Specimen record
ely-002
Ely-002 Kingdom of Elymais, ‘Arsacid’ Dynasty, Phraates (1st half of 2nd century AD). Bronze drachm (3.35 gm, 15.55 mm). Van’t Haaff 14.6.1-3.
ely-002
House record
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￥4,980
Obverse
Within a dotted circle, bust of Phraates to left, wearing a long beard and a diademed tiara with a pellet-in-crescent; to right, a pellet within a crescent above an anchor with one crossbar at the top; to left, ‘ΦΡΑ’, abbreviation for ‘ΦΡΑΑΤΗC’ (‘Phraates’ in Greek).
Reverse
Within a dotted circle, Artemis standing to right, holding a bow in her left hand and plucking an arrow from a quiver on her back with her right hand; around, ‘ΒΑCΙΛΕVC ΦΡΑΑΤΗC’ (‘King Phraates’ in Greek).
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