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Drachm - Gondopharan tamgha countermark Province of Sogdiana or Margiana
| Issuer | Indo-Parthian Kingdom |
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| Year | 12 BC - 130 AD |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, short-bearded royal bust facing left, wearing a torque terminating in a pellet end. A star appears in the field before the face, with a crescent symbol positioned behind the head. In the lower portion of the flan, a Gondopharan tamgha dynastic symbol is applied as a countermark within an oval incuse punch, indicating royal authentication or reattribution to Gondopharan authority. |
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| Reverse description | Arsakes I depicted in the Parthian tradition as an archer, seated right upon a throne, holding a bow in the right hand. A seven-line Greek inscription encircles the central device, proclaiming the full royal titulature of the issuing monarch. An anchor symbol, emblem of Seleucid heritage adopted by Parthian rulers, appears in the field behind the throne. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Translation: King of Kings Arsaces, Beneficent, Just, Illustriously born, Lover of Greece.) |
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