Dichalkous - Autonomous city issues

Autonomous bronze issues from Parthian-controlled cities occupy an awkward place in the numismatic record — struck under nominal imperial authority but reflecting local civic identity, they circulated at the street level while royal silver and gold moved through official channels. By 24 BC, the Parthian empire under Phraates IV was navigating uneasy diplomacy with Augustus, and the return of Roman standards captured at Carrhae in 20 BC was already being negotiated. Sellwood 92.3 sits within a loose grouping whose attribution to specific cities remains contested among specialists.