Dichalkon - Monobazos I Bazaios

Adiabene occupied a strategically awkward position between the Parthian and Roman spheres, and its rulers navigated that pressure through careful dynastic alignment with the Arsacids. Monobazos I is known primarily through Josephus, who records the later conversion of his dynasty to Judaism under his son and successor — an event unusual enough that it drew sustained Roman and Parthian attention to this otherwise minor client kingdom.

Dichalkon issues of Adiabene are genuinely scarce in any condition, a reflection of limited original production rather than heavy circulation loss.