Drachm - Phraates II

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背面描述	The archer-king Arsaces is depicted seated right upon an omphalos, wearing a bashlyk cap and Parthian dress, holding a strung bow in his extended right hand. This enthroned archer type is a canonical reverse device of Arsacid coinage, symbolizing the dynasty's nomadic and martial origins. A multi-line Greek legend surrounds the central figure, distributed across the field in the typical Parthian arrangement. The design is executed in hammered relief with a slightly irregular flan. A beaded border frames the composition.
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附加信息	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.

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