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Drachm - Arsaces XVI
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 77 BC - 61 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, diademed bust of the king facing left, with short curled beard and flowing hair rendered in wavy locks falling behind the neck. The king wears a tiara or diadem, and is depicted in the Parthian court style with a draped shoulder visible at the lower right. The field is plain and unlettered, with no border of dots, characteristic of late first-century BC Parthian drachms attributed to Mithradates III (Arsaces XVI). |
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| Reverse description | The enthroned archer type: Arsaces I seated right on an omphalos throne, holding a bow in his right hand. A Greek legend surrounds the central device, reading BASILEWS ARSASKOU (King Arsaces) to the right and above, with the additional epithet titles continuing to the left. The inscription is rendered in Greek characters and runs clockwise around the periphery. The design follows the long-standing Parthian reverse type established from early dynastic issues. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ |
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