KINGS OF PARTHIA. Vardanes II, circa AD 55-58. Tetradrachm (Billon, 27 mm, 14.41 g, 12 h), Seleukeia on the Tigris, SE 367 = 55/6. Diademed and draped bust of Vologases I to left. Rev. [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ] / ΒΑΣΙΛΕⲰ[Ν] - [ΑΡΣΑΚΟY] / ΕYΕΡΓΕ[ΤΟY] - ΔΙΚΑΙΟY - ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟ[YΣ] / [ΦΙΛΕ]ΛΛΗΝ[ΟΣ] Vologases I seated left, receiving wreath from Tyche standing right, holding scepter; in field above ZΞT (Z on its left side - misengraved); in exergue, [month]. Sellwood 69.7-9. Shore 372 (same dies). Cf. Sunrise 420 (for type). Extremely rare, apparently the second recorded example. Struck on a somewhat short flan as usual for this issue, and with som graffiti, otherwise, very fine.


What makes this coin particularly interesting is that the date is misspelled ZΞT instead of TΞZ, a mistake only known from this die. Unfortunately, the month in exergue is missing on both surviving examples.