465
Vologases V (AD 191-207/8), Silver Drachm, 3.70g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Bust facing, pointed beard,
wearing single banded diadem with two solid pendent ends, hair in bunches above diadem and behind ears,
necklet as straight lines, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic
Wlgšy
MLK’
(King Vologases), followed by a four-line “Greek” inscription, composed of meaningless characters
(S 86.3). Good fine, toned.
Rare
.
$ 800
466 467
466
Vologases VI (AD 207/8-221/2), Silver Drachm, 3.68g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Bust left with long pointed
beard, wearing single banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps, decorated with pearls on stalk
around crest and vertically on side, two Aramaic letters
wl
(for
Wlgšy
= Vologases) behind head, two pendent
ends to diadem, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic
Wlgšy
MLK’
(King Vologases,) followed by a four-line stylised and totally blundered “Greek” inscription, composed of
meaningless characters (S 88.18). Extremely fine, toned.
$ 150
467
Vologases VI (AD 207/8-221/2), Silver Drachm, 3.60g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Bust left with long pointed
beard, wearing single banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps, decorated with pearls on stalk
around crest and vertically on side, two Aramaic letters
wl
(for
Wlgšy
= Vologases) behind head, two pendent
ends to diadem, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic
Wlgšy
MLK’
(King Vologases,) followed by a four-line stylised and totally blundered “Greek” inscription, composed of
meaningless characters (S 88.19; Sunrise 459). Extremely fine, toned.
$ 150
468 469
468
Vologases VI (AD 207/8-221/2), Silver Drachm, 3.86g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Bust left with long pointed
beard, wearing single banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps bent horizontal at bottom,
decorated with pearls on stalk around crest and vertically on side, two Aramaic letters
wl
(for
Wlgšy
=
Vologases) behind head, two pendent ends to diadem, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, monogram
below bow, Aramaic
Wlgšy
MLK’
(King Vologases,) followed by a four-line stylised and totally blundered
“Greek” inscription, composed of meaningless characters (S 88.22). Extremely fine.
Very
rare
.
$ 950
469
Artabanus VI (AD 212-224/227), Billon Drachm, 3.60g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Bust left with forked
beard, wearing single banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps, decorated with pearls on stalk
around crest and vertically on side, two Aramaic letters
’r
(for
‘rtbnw
= Artabanus) behind head, two pendent
ends to diadem, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic
’rtbnw
MLK’
(King Artabanus) followed by a four-line stylised and totally blundered “Greek” inscription, composed of
meaningless characters (S 89.1 (Artabanus IV); Sunrise 461). Extremely fine, toned.
Rare
.
$ 650
