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Drachm - Artabanus IV
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 216-224 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | The heroic founder Arsakes I depicted seated right upon a throne of Seleucid type, holding a strung bow in his extended right hand — the dynastic symbol of Arsacid legitimacy. A monogram appears in the lower field below the bow. The Parthian legend ʾrtbnw mlkʾ (Artabanus, King) is inscribed above in the field, identifying the issuing monarch. The reverse follows the long-established Arsacid drachm type, with the enthroned archer composition maintained as a continuous dynastic emblem across centuries of Parthian coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ʾrtbnw mlkʾ |
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| Mintage | ND (216-224) |
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