Catalog
Dichalkon - Orodes II
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 54 BC - 37 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Orodes II facing left, rendered in the Hellenistic tradition adapted to Parthian style. The king's hair is depicted in a series of bold, tightly arranged horizontal ridges or waves covering the crown, with a curved sideburn visible before the ear. The portrait is executed in low relief on a plain field, characteristic of the small copper coinage of the Arsacid dynasty. |
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| Reverse description | A city wall or battlemented fortress depicted frontally, showing a row of crenellated towers of varying heights rising above a base, rendered in a schematic but recognizable architectural style. The design is enclosed within a beaded border, with a Greek legend distributed around the circumference of the field. This type is associated with a city or mint reference standard for the Parthian bronze coinage of Orodes II. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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