| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
| Year | 171 BC - 138 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Drachm (1) |
| Currency | Drachm (247 BC-224 AD) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.79 g |
| Dimensions | |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Sellwood#9 |
| Obverse description | Beardless bust left, wearing bashlyk, torque and cloak; circular border of pellets. |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | |
| Reverse description | Beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on omphalos, holding bow in right hand; no border; two-line Greek inscription. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ |
| Edge | |
| Mint | Hecatompylos, Hyrcania,modern-day Shahr-e Qumis, Iran Nisa, modern-day Ashgabat,Turkmenistan |
| Mintage | ND (171 BC - 138
BC) - Hekatompylos (Sellwood 9.1 variant - obv reel and pellet border) - ND (171 BC - 138 BC) - Hekatompylos (Sellwood 9.1 variant - retrograde ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, read from inside) - ND (171 BC - 138 BC) - Hekatompylos (Sellwood 9.1) - ND (171 BC - 138 BC) C - ? (Sellwood 9.4) in exergue, Greek letter C - ND (171 BC - 138 BC) N - Nisa (Sellwood 9.2) in exergue, Greek letter Ν - ND (171 BC - 138 BC) Σ - ? (Sellwood 9.3) in exergue, Greek letter Σ - |
| Catalog ID | 3321965680 |
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