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Drachm - Orodes II

Issuer	Parthian Empire (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD))
Year	57 BC - 38 BC
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Currency	Drachm (247 BC-224 AD)
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Obverse description	Diademed and draped bust of Orodes II facing left, with short beard and a distinctive wart on the forehead. The king wears a toque headdress terminating in a hippocamp device. A star appears in the field before the bust, while a crescent enclosing a star is placed in the field behind and below. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition characteristic of early Arsacid royal coinage.
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Reverse description	The heroized founder-figure Arsakes I is depicted seated right on a throne, holding a bow in his right hand in the traditional Arsacid type. A mint monogram appears below the bow, and an anchor symbol (type IV) is placed behind the throne. The Greek royal titulary is arranged in seven lines within a square border surrounding the central design, a distinctive layout associated with this emission type.
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Mintage	ND (57 BC - 38 BC)
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