Drachm - Gotarzes I

€375,558.00
IssuerParthian Empire
Year91 BC - 87 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Drachm
CurrencyDrachm (247 BC-224 AD)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.09 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sellwood#29
Obverse descriptionBust of the king on the left with medium beard, wearing the tiara, circular graining.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionArsacès enthroned on the right, wearing khandis and bashlik and holding a bow in his hand. Around it, a Greek legend in 6 lines.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringBAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKoY ΔIKAIoY EYEPΓEToY KAI ΦIΛEΛΛHN
Edge
MintAntioch of Margiana, Margiana,modern-day Merv, Turkmenistan
Ecbatana, modern-day Hamedan,Iran
Rayy, modern-day Hasanabad,Iran
MintageND (91 BC - 87 BC)  - (fr) S.29.-, Globule au bout du torque Atelier : Margiane ou un autre atelier oriental ? -
ND (91 BC - 87 BC)  - (fr) S.29.1, Ecbatane, -
ND (91 BC - 87 BC)  - (fr) S.29.1v, Margiane ou un autre atelier oriental ? -
ND (91 BC - 87 BC)  - (fr) S.29.2, Rhagae, torque en globule -
ND (91 BC - 87 BC)  - (fr) S.29.3, Rhagae, torque en griffon -
ND (91 BC - 87 BC)  - (fr) S.29.3v, Margiane ou un autre atelier oriental ?, torque en griffon -
Catalog ID7775751060
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