Chalkous - Phraates V and Musa

Descrizione del dritto	Diademed bust of Phraates V facing left, rendered with a distinctive diagonal square-ended beard and a three-band spiral torque with no visible terminal end; no wart is present on the face. Flanking each side of the royal effigy, a winged Nike figure is depicted in flight, each bearing a diadem. The design is enclosed within a circular border of dots.
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Informazioni aggiuntive	Phraates V came to power through one of the more disturbing succession arrangements in Parthian history: his mother Musa, originally a Roman slave-girl gifted to Phraates IV by Augustus, orchestrated the murder of her own husband to place her son on the throne — and then married him. The joint reign depicted on this issue was recognized in Rome with considerable unease, though Augustus maintained diplomatic relations throughout. Phraates V was eventually deposed by Parthian nobles who found the arrangement intolerable, likely around 4 AD.