Yet another Labienus denarius has appeared. It is from Numismatik Naumann 111 (5 Dec 2021), lot 711. It is quite worn, so I haven’t identified the Hersh die match. For the time being I am considering

This is an excellent lot for Parthian and early Sasanian studies, including the hard to find Sellwood 1980 and SNS Iran Vol 1. DOROTHEUM LOT 841, 24 - 26 Nov 2021 Link Lot 841. Achameniden, Parthian S

Hi there, Could anyone please identify the coin? (attached to the E-mail) I assume it belongs to Phraates IV, but my assumption suffers many contradictions. Regards, Khorasani

Dear Josep, A-01. Unidentified king, Type 21.1 var. (different anchor) (attribution at this moment) I am not sure that the king is the same. Anne wrote: bust facing left, details unclear. Your coin sh

The item is somewhat like a tree. It is about 43mm x 35mm and each "circle" is about 14mm. Each circle has a rectangular hole in its center. It weighs 17.43grams. Possibly Roman or even Byzantine Bron

Hello, Continuing with the previous writings, some coins classified as "21. Unidentified King" did not fit in the Catalog either. I have divided them into 4 groups. A.- Different anchor (21.1) B.- Var

Hello Best regards from Catalonia-Spain I recently purchased some Elymais coins, which I have not yet received, but which are on their way and look different from the others I know They seem different

Dear List Members, For anyone needing a copy of David Sellwood’s An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia, there is one at auction: https://tinyurl.com/24jspm2e Münzen & Medaillen GmbH E-Auction 1, l

Dear List Members, Check out the new CNG E-Auction 493 (9 Jun 2021), lot 367 at https://tinyurl.com/Sellwood8-3var This very rare coin is unlisted in the usual references. CNG’s sale catalogue mention

Dear Warren, Due to the confusion that exists with regard to the attribution of the coins to some Parthian monarchs, especially the first five Parthian kings, I have decided to upload a series of arti

Dear List members, I just noted that another large group of the plate coins from Anne van’t Haaff’s Catalogue of Persis Coinage, ca. 280 B.C.-A.D. 228 are available in Heritage Auctions Europe May 202

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Hello to group! Have been quietly following for some time but this is the first occasion I really need to seek your expertise. I've found what I believe to be an imitative drachm of the Margiana/Sogdi

Yet another Labienus denarius has appeared. It is from the Jesús Vico 50th Anniversary Auction (14 Apr 2021), lot 424. Coin has a ‘curly tail’ reverse but I haven’t identified the Hersh die match. The

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There are 184 Parthian coins from the famous Simonetta collection on sale in the Bertolami e-Live Auction 96 (13 mar 2021) at https://www.sixbid.com/ These are unsold coins from prior Simonetta collec

Dear group members, Please see photos: AR Drachm (3.86g, 19mm). Can you please help with Sellwood number? Do you think the pomegranate/globe shape, front of the bust is intentional? Many thanks John Y

Uwe Ellerbrock Dear members of Parthia-L group, I am happy to announce that my book The Parthians - The Forgotten Empire will be published by Routledge end of March. For details please see: https://ww

Another Labienus denarius has appeared. It is from Roma Numismatics e-Sale 81 (25 Feb 2021), lot 1004. Unfortunately it is only a fragment. It is listed as Index S59 on my Labienus page. Not sure if i