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Diobol - Orodes II

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Features

Issuer Parthian Empire (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD))
Król Orodes II (57 BC - 38 BC)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 57 BC - 38 BC
Value Diobol (⅓)
Currency Drachm (247 BC-224 AD)
Composition Srebro
Weight 1.35 g
Diameter 12 mm
Shape Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique Młotkowana
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
442326
References Sellwood# 48.14
David Grenville Sellwood; 1980. An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia (2nd Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, Sunrise# 383, 384
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

Popiersie z diademem w lewo, z brodawką na czole, skręt szyi zakończony pelotą; przed nim liść palmowy.Automatically translated

Reverse

(en) Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow, MT monogram below bow, four-line legend.

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΒΑCΙΛEΩC ΒΑCΙΛEΩN ΑΡCΑΚ[ΟY] [ΔΙΚΑΙΟY]

Mints

MT Nisa, modern-day Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Ѧ Ecbatana, modern-day Hamedan, Iran

Comments

(en)

Monogram beneath the archer's bow identifies the mint:

Nisa (Mithradatkert) mint:  see main photos

© The New York Sale; Ecbatana mint.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC References
ND (57 BC - 38 BC)  Sunrise# 383
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.
(en) Ecbatana mint
ND (57 BC - 38 BC)  Photo $ 220 Sunrise# 384
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.
(en) Nisa (Mithradatkert) mint

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol - Orodes II
Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Leu Numismatik
Web Auction 40
Lot 955
Internet Archive
14 Mar 2026 ND (57 BC - 38 BC) – Sunrise# 384 – (en) Nisa (Mithradatkert) mint VF
(Minor marks and some deposits.)
USD 213.51
(CHF 170.00)
(+ buyer's premium)

Very rare.

Picture 1 of a sold Diobol - Orodes II
Leu Numismatik
Web Auction 38
Lot 1049
Internet Archive
13 Dec 2025 ND (57 BC - 38 BC) – Sunrise# 384 – (en) Nisa (Mithradatkert) mint VF
(Minor marks and some deposits.)
USD 106.75
(CHF 85.00)
(+ buyer's premium)

Very rare.

Picture 1 of a sold Diobol - Orodes II
Leu Numismatik
Web Auction 40
Lot 954
Internet Archive
14 Mar 2026 ND (57 BC - 38 BC) – Sunrise# 384 – (en) Nisa (Mithradatkert) mint VF
(Slightly rough and with minor marks.)
USD 401.90
(CHF 320.00)
(+ buyer's premium)

Very rare.

Picture 1 of a sold Diobol - Orodes II
CNG
Electronic Auction 587
Lot 410
Internet Archive
21 May 2025 ND (57 BC - 38 BC) – Sunrise# 384 – (en) Nisa (Mithradatkert) mint VF
(Iridescent toning, slightly crystallized surfaces.)
USD 225.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol - Orodes II
The New York Sale
Auction 34
Lot 484
Internet Archive
6 Jan 2015 ND (57 BC - 38 BC) – Sunrise# 384 – (en) Nisa (Mithradatkert) mint VF USD 500.00
(+ buyer's premium)
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