Parthian Kingdom. Gotarzes II. Circa 40-51 AD. AR Tetradrachm (13.42g, 29mm). Seleukeia on the Tigris. Dated Hyperberetaios SE 358 (September, 47 AD). Sellwood 65.8-17

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Parthian Kingdom. Gotarzes II. Circa 40-51 AD. AR Tetradrachm (13.42g, 29mm). Seleukeia on the Tigris. Dated Hyperberetaios SE 358 (September, 47 AD). Obv.: diademed and draped bust of Gotarzes II to left. Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛ[ΕⲰΣ] / Β]ΑΣΙΛΕⲰ[Ν] – ΑΡΣΑΚ[ΟY] / ΕΕΡΓΕΤΟ[Y] – ΔΙΚΑΙΟY – ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟ[YΣ] / [ΦΙΛΕ]ΛΛΗΝΟΣ Gotarzes seated right on throne, receiving wreath from Tyche standing left, holding cornucopiae; HNT above,; ΥΠEΡBETAIOΥ (month; degraded) in exergue. Sellwood 65.8-17; Shore 358. Obverse graffiti in field, VF.