Chalkous - Phriapatios Hekatompylos
Features
| Issuer |
Parthian Empire
(Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD))  |
|---|---|
| Król |
Phriapatios (190 BC - 175 BC)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 171 BC - 138 BC |
| Value | Chalkon (1⁄48) |
| Currency | Drachm (247 BC-224 AD) |
| Composition | Brąz |
| Weight | 2.78 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 275441 |
| References | Sellwood# 8.2 (Mithradates I), 8.2 var (Mithradates I) David Grenville Sellwood; 1980. An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia (2nd Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. Fred B. Shore; 1993. Parthian Coins & History: Ten Dragons Against Rome. Classical Numismatic Group, Quarryville, Pennsylvania, United States. Bradley R. Nelson (ed.); 2011. Numismatic Art of Persia / Part I: Ancient - 650 BC to AD 650: The Sunrise Collection. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. |
Obverse
Głowa bez brody w lewo, ubrana w bashlyk; okrągła obwódka z granulek.
Reverse
(en) Horse walking right; circular border of pellets; above horse, single-word (A) retrograde Greek inscription read from inside.
Script: grecki
Lettering: ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ
Mint
Hecatompylos, Hyrcania, modern-day Shahr-e Qumis, IranSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| ND (171 BC - 138 BC) | 
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Sellwood# 8.2David Grenville Sellwood; 1980. An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia (2nd Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
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| ND (171 BC - 138 BC) | Sellwood# 8.2 varDavid Grenville Sellwood; 1980. An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia (2nd Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
(en) legend read from outside | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Ira & Larry GoldbergAuction 148 Lot 355 
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20 Oct 2025 | ND (171 BC - 138 BC) – Sellwood# 8.2 |
VF (Dark reddish-brown patina.) |
Unsold | |
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Scarce. |
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Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction 145 Lot 762
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25 Feb 2025 | ND (171 BC - 138 BC) – Sellwood# 8.2 | VF | Unsold | |
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Dark reddish-brown patina. |
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Leu Numismatik Web Auction 34 Lot 1124
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5 Jul 2025 | ND (171 BC - 138 BC) – Sellwood# 8.2 |
VF (Darkly toned) |
USD 75.36
(CHF 60.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Somewhat rough and with minor traces of corrosion |
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