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Drachm - Phraates III
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 69 BC - 57 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (247 BC-224 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Phraates III facing left, with long beard rendered in fine parallel strokes and hair swept back beneath a royal diadem with flowing ties. The king wears a richly detailed torque necklace and a decorated royal garment visible at the shoulder. The portrait exhibits the refined Hellenistic artistic tradition characteristic of early Parthian coinage, with a beaded border encircling the field. |
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| Reverse description | Arsakes I, the dynastic founder and divine ancestor, depicted seated right on an omphalos throne, holding a strung bow in his right hand — the enduring symbol of Arsacid royal authority. A circular Greek legend surrounds the central device, with an additional mint control mark below the throne. The composition follows the canonical Parthian reverse type established in the early dynasty and maintained across successive reigns. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ |
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