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Drachm - Parthamaspates
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 116-117 |
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| Currency | Drachm (247 BC-224 AD) |
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| Reverse description | The archer-king type, depicting a bearded figure of Arsakes I seated to the right on an omphalos throne, holding a strung bow in the right hand, rendered in the conventional Parthian style. A monogram appears to the right of the central figure. The surrounding field is filled with the royal Greek legend arranged in multiple lines around the central device, enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ |
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| Mint | Ecbatana (modern Hamedan, Iran) |
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