Catalog
Drachm - Gondophares-Sases
| Issuer | Indo-Parthian Kingdom |
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| Year | 19-47 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Gondophares-Sases facing left, wearing an elaborate Parthian-style tiara adorned with a beaded diadem and pendant earring, with a prominent necklace visible at the truncation. The portrait is rendered in the Parthian artistic tradition, with fine hair detail beneath the tiara and a wart or button visible on the forehead characteristic of this ruler's coinage. The field is plain, with no visible legend on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | The king is depicted enthroned or seated to the right, with Nike standing behind him and extending a wreath to crown him, a composition derived from Hellenistic royal iconography. Seven lines of Greek inscription surround the central device, identifying the ruler with his royal titulature. The legends are arranged in a manner typical of Indo-Parthian silver coinage, filling the field around the figures. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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