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Drachm - Orodes I
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 90 BC - 80 BC |
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| Weight | 3.95 g |
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| Reverse description | Beardless archer deity or royal figure, wearing a bashlyk (pointed cap) and cloak, seated right upon a throne; the right hand holds a bow, presented in the canonical Parthian archer-on-throne type. No border frames the design. A seven-line Greek legend occupies the reverse field, arranged around and below the enthroned figure, bearing the full royal titulature of the Arsacid king. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Translation: Of the Great King Arsakes, Ruling by his own authority, Loving his father, Illustrious, Loving the Greeks.) |
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| Mint | Antioch of Margiana, Margiana, modern-day Merv, Turkmenistan Ecbatana, modern-day Hamedan, Iran Rayy, modern-day Hasanabad, Iran |
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