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Chalkon - Mithridates I
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 171 BC - 135 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (247 BC-224 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Beardless bust of Mithridates I facing left, depicted in the Parthian nomadic tradition wearing a kyrbasia — a soft, pointed headdress characteristic of the Arsacid rulers of this early period. The portrait is rendered in a schematic style blending Hellenistic and Iranian artistic conventions, with facial features visible in profile. The field around the bust is plain and unadorned, consistent with early Arsacid bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A horse prancing vigorously to the right, rendered with compact musculature and raised forelegs in a lively, stylized manner characteristic of early Parthian bronze coinage. The Greek dynastic legend ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (genitive of Arsaces, meaning 'of Arsaces') is inscribed above the horse in retrograde Greek letters, asserting dynastic authority under the Arsacid name. The composition is set within a plain, unbordered field on the irregular flan. The overall style reflects the fusion of Hellenistic numismatic conventions with the Parthian cultural idiom of this formative period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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