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Drachm - Pacorus II
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 78-110 |
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| Currency | Drachm (247 BC-224 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-bearded bust of Pacorus II facing left, wearing a distinctive tiara adorned with a row of hooks along its rim and surmounted by a foliate crest; the diadem ties fall in stylized curling ribbons behind the neck. The king's short, striated beard and strongly modeled profile reflect the late Parthian artistic tradition. The field is plain, and the entire design is enclosed within a border of large beads running along the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Arsaces I, the dynastic founder, depicted as an archer seated to the right on an omphalos-style throne, holding a strung bow in his extended right hand. The surrounding legend, rendered in a heavily debased and degenerate form of Greek script, encircles the central figure. A control monogram appears beneath the bow in the lower field. The composition follows the standard Arsacid reverse type, though the lettering exhibits the progressive degradation characteristic of late Parthian coinage. |
| Reverse script | Greek (debased) |
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