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Drachm - Phraates II
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 127 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Phraates II inherited the Parthian throne around 138 BC and almost immediately faced the Seleucid king Antiochus VII Sidetes, who launched a massive eastern campaign to reclaim lost territories. Phraates initially suffered setbacks but ultimately crushed the Seleucid forces in 129 BC, killing Antiochus in the field — effectively ending any serious Seleucid claim east of the Euphrates. The victory was short-lived. Phraates died around 127 BC fighting Scythian mercenaries he had unwisely recruited against Antiochus and then failed to pay or discharge.
Sellwood 16.3 places this issue late in his reign, struck as those frontier pressures were already closing in.