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The Parthian Stations Copyright 1 9 14 by the Co mm ercial Museum Philade lphia The illustration on the title page is ofa tetradrachm o f Tiridates II in the Parthian Co llection of the British Museum . P A R TH I A N S TA TI O N S I S I D O R E O F C H A R A X f b ‘ lLC MJI n u kL AN ACCOUN T OF TH E OV ERLAN D TRADE ROUT E BET\VEEN TH E LEVAN T AN D I N DIA IN TH E I ST C UR . F R EN T Y B . C TH E G E E TEXT W IT A T AN ATI O N R K , H R SL A N D CO MM E NTARY BY L E . S A . M . WI FR D H CHOFF, Secreta o t/1c Commercia l Mm eum P/zi/ d l ry f , a elj bia PHILAD ELPHIA PUBLISHED BY THE CO MMERCIAL MUSEUM 1 9 14 I ZIAQP OT X AP AKHN OT ETAOMOI HAP OI K OI ’ Mea ovro'ra p la s xa i Ba Mvma s a xoivoc ’ ' ' A7ro7\7twma n 809 a xoiv oc Ny ' X a wuf'n 80 a xa k 9 xoivm . ' 1 S a x M 7 5“ xoivoc B . ' ' Ka a 8 m a oiv o Xc p B n 79 x c . ' ’ M 3ta 7 1 vw 0 0 0 h n s 39 ci 54 30 5 f. ' ' P a ' m v afa a oivoc m y fis Mn s x y . ' X oapnmis a xoivoz K o a v o o m m n fis a x iv c f. 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