Help me identify this coin

nbaum5

I would appreciate any help determining the origin and value of this coin that was given to me by my uncle many years ago. Thank you!

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STLNATS

Pathian Kingdom, looks like a drachm of Vologases III to me. Circa AD 105-147, perhaps Sellwood 78. Vgs III is the most common Parthian king, but it still looks like a nice grade, interesting coin.

edited to add: Here's the link to Parthia.com for variety 78, you can see there are several subvarieties of the type.


sellwood 78

nbaum5

Looks like that's it. Thank you!

STLNATS

YW. Per red green, we're all in this together!

astrorat

Better than my guess ... which was the famous old guy playing piano denarius

Doug Mudd, the Curator at the ANA Money Museum, introduced me to Parthian coins ... his true passion. Nice coins, not too expensive and full of history.

LochNESS

<< <i>… not too expensive and full of history. >>

Sounds like a winning combination to me!