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Chalque - Vologèse Ier cheval
| Issuer | Parthian Empire (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD)) |
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| Year | 53 |
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| Diameter | 10 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare or diademed bust of Vologases I facing right, rendered in a schematic, somewhat crude style typical of late Parthian civic bronzes. The facial features are summarily struck, with a prominent nose and chin visible in profile. No legend is present on this side. |
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| Reverse description | Horse standing or walking to the right, depicted in a bold, simplified manner with a compact body and distinct head. A small symbol or monogram appears below or in the field near the horse, likely a mint or control mark associated with the Seleucia on the Tigris mint. The design is characteristic of Parthian civic bronze coinage struck under Vologases I. |
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Vologases I ruled during one of the most turbulent stretches of Arsacid history, spending much of his reign fighting a Roman-backed pretender in the form of his own brother Vardanes' faction, while simultaneously contesting Armenia with Nero's generals — a conflict that ultimately ended in the compromise of Rhandeia in 63 AD. The chalque denomination sat at the bottom of the Parthian bronze hierarchy, struck for local market transactions where silver drachms were simply too valuable for everyday exchange.
Sellwood 70.16 is among the scarcer attributions within the Vologases I series.