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Diobol - Pacorus II
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 78-110 |
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| Value | Diobol (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Pakoros II facing left, wearing a distinctive Parthian tiara adorned with a row of pellets along its crown. The king's beard is rendered with fine parallel striae, and the diadem ribbons fall behind the neck. The portrait exhibits the characteristic Parthian royal style with a prominent ear and bold facial features in high relief. The field is plain, and the coin is bordered by a beaded outer circle. |
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| Reverse description | Arsakes I, the dynastic founder and eponymous archer-hero, seated right upon a throne, holding a strung bow in his right hand. A monogram appears beneath the bow in the lower field, serving as a mint or magistrate mark. The surrounding legend, rendered in a debased and blundered form of Greek, encircles the central design. The reverse type follows the canonical Parthian drachm reverse formula, here adapted to the smaller diobol denomination. The overall execution is somewhat crude, consistent with the variable quality typical of later Parthian minor coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (78-110) |
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