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Drachm - Artabanus I Five line legend
| Issuer | Parthian Empire (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD)) |
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| Year | 123 BC |
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| Weight | 4.17 g |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟY - ΑΡΣΑΚΟY ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟY ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ EKP (Translation: KING GREAT - ARSAKOS PHILADELPHUS PHILHELLENE) |
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| Mintage | 125 (123 BC) AI |
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Artabanus I came to power following the turbulent reigns of his predecessors during a period when the Parthian Empire was consolidating control over the Iranian plateau and pushing back against Seleucid interference from the west. His coinage marks a transitional moment in Parthian numismatic practice — the five-line legend arrangement on the reverse reflects an ongoing experimentation with how Arsacid kings presented royal titulature, a convention that would stabilize considerably in later reigns.
Sellwood 22.2 is attributed to the Ecbatana mint. The five-line legend format is notably less common than the four-line arrangement that dominates adjacent Sellwood types.