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Chalkon - Mithridates I
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 171 BC - 135 BC |
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| Value | Chalkon (1⁄48) |
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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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| Reverse lettering | ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (Translation: Arsaces) |
| Edge | Plain |
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