Drachm - Artabanus I

€375,218.00
IssuerParthian Empire
Year126 BC - 122 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDrachm (1)
CurrencyDrachm (247 BC-224 AD)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.82 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sellwood#20.1
Obverse descriptionPortrait of the king on the left wearing the taenia.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionKing enthroned right on the omphalos, wearing khandis and bashlik and holding a bow. On either side, Greek legend in 4 lines. Materialized ground.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringBAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛoY APΣAKoY ΦIΛAΔEΛΦoY
Edge
MintAntioch of Margiana, Margiana,modern-day Merv, Turkmenistan
Ecbatana, modern-day Hamedan,Iran
Rayy, modern-day Hasanabad,Iran
MintageND (126 BC - 122 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 20.- atelier oriental -
ND (126 BC - 122 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 20.1v atelier oriental style altéré -
ND (126 BC - 122 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 20.2 Ecbatane trait qui sépare les legendes -
ND (126 BC - 122 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 20.3 Ecbatane, monogramme derrière le buste -
ND (126 BC - 122 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 20.4 Rhagae, PA derrière le buste -
ND (126 BC - 122 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 20.5 Margiane, MAP derrière le buste (de haut en bas) -
ND (126 BC - 122 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 20.6 Margiane, MAP derrière le buste (de bas en haut) -
Catalog ID3031107900
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