| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
| Year | 2 BC - 4 AD |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Drachm (1) |
| Currency | Drachm (247 BC-224 AD) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.65 g |
| Dimensions | |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Sellwood#56 |
| Obverse description | Bust left with pointed beard wearing diadem and three-band spiral torque with no visible end; no wart; in front, star above crescent; behind, Nike flying left with diadem; circular border of dots. |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | |
| Reverse description | Beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; behind archer, Greek letter Δ; below bow; seven-line blundered Greek inscription. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | |
| Edge | |
| Mint | Kangavar, Iran Nisa, modern-day Ashgabat,Turkmenistan |
| Mintage | ND (2 BC - 4
AD) - Kangavar mint / K behind archer (Sellwood 56.6-13 variant) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Kangavar mint / retrograde K behind archer (Sellwood 56.6-13 variant) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Mithradatkart mint (Sellwood 56.6) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Mithradatkart mint / behind archer, fire altar (Sellwood 56.13) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Mithradatkart mint / behind archer, fire altar with star above (Sellwood 56.13 variant) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Mithradatkart mint / Greek letter Ι (Sellwood 56.9) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Mithradatkart mint / Greek letter Ο (Sellwood 56.10) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Mithradatkart mint / Greek letter Τ (Sellwood 56.8) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Mithradatkart mint / star (as a + mark) behind archer (Sellwood 56.7 variant) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Mithradatkart mint / star behind archer (Sellwood 56.7) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Mithradatkart mint / Δ behind archer (Sellwood 56.6-13 variant) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Nisa mint / Greek letters ΝΙ (Sellwood 56.14) - ND (2 BC - 4 AD) - Nisa mint / Greek letters ΝΙ (where Ν is retrograde) (Sellwood 56.14 variant) - |
| Catalog ID | 4933378960 |
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