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Coin
Featuring King Orodes I
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| Features:
Orodes I |
| Region:
Parthia |
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| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Archer Seated |
| Denomination:
Drachm |
| Date:
90 - 77 BC |
| Stones:
Diamonds, 0.06 CT |
| Reference
#: PARO-106 |
| Price:
$ 995 (USD) |
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The
Archers of Parthia
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In
their conquest of the land and riches of the ancient cultures
of Asia the Romans encountered not only Greek kingdoms,
but also a powerful empire called Parthia which was ruled
by people native to modern Iran. This kingdom was destined
to survive for five hundred years, and their armies would
prove to be a thorn in the side of the Romans, with whom
they were in perpetual conflict. read
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Coin
Featuring King Khusro II
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| Features:
Crowned Bust of King |
| Region:
Sassanian |
| Mint:
Jayy |
| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Fire Alter |
| Denomination:
Drachm |
| Date:
590 - 627 AD |
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| Reference
#: PARO-068 |
| Price:
$ 995 (USD) |
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King
Khusro II
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In
AD 224 Ardashir I, a Persian vassal-king, rebelled against
the Parthians, defeated them in the Battle of Hormuz, and
founded a new Persian Dynasty, that of the Sassanids. He
then conquered several minor neighboring kingdoms, invaded
India, levying heavy tribute from the rulers of the Punjab,
and conquered Armenia. The Sassanid Empire continued until
621 AD, when it was conquered and converted to a Caliphate
by Arabia. read
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Coin
Featuring Mithradates III
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| Features:
Mithradates III |
| Region:
Parthia |
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| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Archer Seated |
| Denomination:
Drachm |
| Date:
57 - 54 BC |
Stones:
Diamonds, 0.06CT;
Sapphires, 0.18 CT |
| Reference
#: WAO-1493 |
| Price:
$ 895 (USD) |
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Ancient
King of an Ancient Culture
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Parthia,
ancient empire of Asia, in what is now Iran and Afghanistan.
The Parthians were of Scythian descent, and adopted Median
dress and Aryan speech. They were excellent horsemen and
archers. In battle, mounted Parthians often discharged their
arrows back toward the enemy while pretending to flee; this
is the origin of the phrase "A Parthian Shot." read
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Coin
Featuring Phraates III
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| Features:
Phraates III |
| Region:
Parthia |
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| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Archer Seated |
| Denomination:
Drachm |
| Date:
70 - 57 BC |
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| Reference
#: PARO-078 |
| Price:
$ 1,295 (USD) |
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Ancient
King of an Ancient Culture
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Parthia,
ancient empire of Asia, in what is now Iran and Afghanistan.
The Parthians were of Scythian descent, and adopted Median
dress and Aryan speech. They were excellent horsemen and
archers. In battle, mounted Parthians often discharged their
arrows back toward the enemy while pretending to flee; this
is the origin of the phrase "A Parthian Shot." read
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Featuring First Christian Nation
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| Features:
Lion |
| Region:
Lesser Armenia |
| Mint:
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| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
Reverse:
Cross Between
Leo I & Bride |
| Denomination:
Dram |
| Date:
12th Century AD |
| Stones:
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| Reference
#: CAO-009 |
| Price:
$ 995 (USD) |
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Armenia,
The First
Christian Nation
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Armenia
was so closely associated with the crusader states that
it can be properly considered with them. Christianity had
been the state religion since King Tiridates III was converted
by Gregory the Illuminator in 301 AD. At that time Tiridates
declared Christianity as the national religion, the first
country in the world to do so, some 20 years before Constantine
the Great did the same for the Roman Empire. As with many
Central European countries, Armenia has had a long history
of alternating periods of independence and subjugation.
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Darius the Great
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| Features:
Darius the Great |
| Region:
Persia |
| Mint:
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| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Incuse Square |
| Denomination:
Siglos |
| Date:
450-330 BC |
| Stones:
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| Reference
#: JKO-106 |
| Price:
$ 895 (USD) |
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The
Achaemenid Dynasty of Ancient Persia
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The
Achaemenid Dynasty ruled Persia from about 550 BC to 330
BC. It was named for Achaemenes, a minor ruler of the Anshan
province, but the real founder of the dynasty was his great-great-grandson,
Cyrus the Great, creator of the Persian Empire. At the zenith
of their power, under Darius the Great, who ruled from 521
until 486 BC, the Achaemenids ruled an empire extending
from the Indus River in the east to Libya and Thrace in
the west and from the Persian Gulf in the south to the Caucasus
and the Jaxartes River in the north.
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Coin Featuring Ar-Rashid
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| Features:
Inscription |
| Region:
Caliphate of Baghdad |
| Mint:
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| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Inscription |
| Denomination:
Siglos |
| Date:
786-809 AD |
| Stones:
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| Reference
#: GSO-144 |
| Price:
$ 795 (USD) |
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Sultan
of 1001 Arabian Nights
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Harun
Ar-Rashid was the Fifth Caliph of the Abbasid Dynasty of
Baghdâd. Ruling from 786 until 809, he succeeded to the
throne, at the age of 20, on the death of his brother Al-Hadi.
The period of his reign marked a notable development of
culture. He is said to have exchanged gifts with Charlemagne.
Harun was a generous patron of learning, poetry, and music,
and his court was visited by the most eminent muslims of
the age.
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Coin Featuring Ar-Rashid
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| Features:
Inscription |
| Region:
Caliphate of Baghdad |
| Mint:
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| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Inscription |
| Denomination:
Siglos |
| Date:
786-809 AD |
| Stones:
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| Reference
#: GSO-144a |
| Price:
$ 795 (USD) |
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Sultan
of 1001 Arabian Nights
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Harun
Ar-Rashid was the Fifth Caliph of the Abbasid Dynasty of
Baghdâd. Ruling from 786 until 809, he succeeded to the
throne, at the age of 20, on the death of his brother Al-Hadi.
The period of his reign marked a notable development of
culture. He is said to have exchanged gifts with Charlemagne.
Harun was a generous patron of learning, poetry, and music,
and his court was visited by the most eminent muslims of
the age.
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Featuring First Christian Nation
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| Features:
Lion |
| Region:
Lesser Armenia |
| Mint:
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| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
Reverse:
Cross Between
Leo I & Bride |
| Denomination:
Dram |
| Date:
12th Century AD |
| Stones:
Diamond, 0.13 CT |
| Reference
#: CAO-006 |
| Price:
$ 1,195 (USD) |
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Armenia,
The First
Christian Nation
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Armenia
was so closely associated with the crusader states that
it can be properly considered with them. Christianity had
been the state religion since King Tiridates III was converted
by Gregory the Illuminator in 301 AD. At that time Tiridates
declared Christianity as the national religion, the first
country in the world to do so, some 20 years before Constantine
the Great did the same for the Roman Empire. As with many
Central European countries, Armenia has had a long history
of alternating periods of independence and subjugation.
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Coin
Featuring King Khusro II
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| Features:
Crowned Bust of King |
| Region:
Sassanian |
| Mint:
Jayy |
| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Fire Alter |
| Denomination:
Drachm |
| Date:
590 - 627 AD |
| Stones:
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| Reference
#: PARO-066 |
| Price:
$ 995 (USD) |
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King
Khusro II
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In
AD 224 Ardashir I, a Persian vassal-king, rebelled against
the Parthians, defeated them in the Battle of Hormuz, and
founded a new Persian Dynasty, that of the Sassanids. He
then conquered several minor neighboring kingdoms, invaded
India, levying heavy tribute from the rulers of the Punjab,
and conquered Armenia. The Sassanid Empire continued until
621 AD, when it was conquered and converted to a Caliphate
by Arabia. read
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