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THE PARTHIAN COINAGE.
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TABLE III.
PROBABLE SOURCE OE PARTHIAN* TITLES.
TITLE.
KING.
SOURCE.
BASIAEYS METAS
Tiridates I. seqq.
Achaemenian Kings of Persia.
BASIAEYS BASIAEQN
Mithradates I., III., etc.
0IAAAEA0OS
Phraapates
Ptolemy II. of Egypt.
(PIAEAAHN
Phraapates seqq.
OEOnATQP
Phraates I., II.
EriKDANHS
Mithradates I. seqq.
Antiochus IV. of Syria.
AIKAIOS
Agathocles of Bactria.
EYEPTETHS
Phraates II., Mithradates II., &c.
Antiochus VII. of Syria.
NIKATQP
Artabanus II.
Demetrius II. of Syria.
AYTOKPATQP
Sinatroces, Phraates IV.
Sulla of Rome.
0IAOnATQP
Sinatroces seqq.
Antiochus IX. and foil. Kings of Syria.
EYFIATQP
Mithradates III.
Mithradates VI. of Pontus.
KTISTHS
Orodes I.
Cities of Asia Minor.
OEA OYPANIA
Musa
Cleopatra VI. of Egypt (OEA NEslTEPA).
It wiR be seen that the arrangement adopted in this paper is strongly corroborated by the facts
collected in this table, whence it appears that in almost every case the Parthian King whom I suppose to
have introduced a fresh title may have borrowed that title from a contemporary or slightly older ruler of
some neighbouring country.
CORRIGENDA.
PAGE
7 line 24 sor Atropatane read Atropatene.
12 at foot transpose notes 2 and 3.
16 line 31 for Artabanus IV. read Artabanus V.
17 line 10 sor and the name of Artavasdes read and drachms bearing the
name of Artavasdes.
25 at bottom sor letter H-> read £.
49 line 36 besore YOS insert A PSA KO Y, cf. Table II.
62 ,, & for 310 Gor. read 310 Art.
64 lines 1 and 19 sor BAS IAEQS read BAS IAEYS.
GARDNER
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TABLE III.
PROBABLE SOURCE OE PARTHIAN* TITLES.
TITLE.
KING.
SOURCE.
BASIAEYS METAS
Tiridates I. seqq.
Achaemenian Kings of Persia.
BASIAEYS BASIAEQN
Mithradates I., III., etc.
0IAAAEA0OS
Phraapates
Ptolemy II. of Egypt.
(PIAEAAHN
Phraapates seqq.
OEOnATQP
Phraates I., II.
EriKDANHS
Mithradates I. seqq.
Antiochus IV. of Syria.
AIKAIOS
Agathocles of Bactria.
EYEPTETHS
Phraates II., Mithradates II., &c.
Antiochus VII. of Syria.
NIKATQP
Artabanus II.
Demetrius II. of Syria.
AYTOKPATQP
Sinatroces, Phraates IV.
Sulla of Rome.
0IAOnATQP
Sinatroces seqq.
Antiochus IX. and foil. Kings of Syria.
EYFIATQP
Mithradates III.
Mithradates VI. of Pontus.
KTISTHS
Orodes I.
Cities of Asia Minor.
OEA OYPANIA
Musa
Cleopatra VI. of Egypt (OEA NEslTEPA).
It wiR be seen that the arrangement adopted in this paper is strongly corroborated by the facts
collected in this table, whence it appears that in almost every case the Parthian King whom I suppose to
have introduced a fresh title may have borrowed that title from a contemporary or slightly older ruler of
some neighbouring country.
CORRIGENDA.
PAGE
7 line 24 sor Atropatane read Atropatene.
12 at foot transpose notes 2 and 3.
16 line 31 for Artabanus IV. read Artabanus V.
17 line 10 sor and the name of Artavasdes read and drachms bearing the
name of Artavasdes.
25 at bottom sor letter H-> read £.
49 line 36 besore YOS insert A PSA KO Y, cf. Table II.
62 ,, & for 310 Gor. read 310 Art.
64 lines 1 and 19 sor BAS IAEQS read BAS IAEYS.
GARDNER
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