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Drachm - Phraates III
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 70 BC - 57 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Sellwood#36.5, Shore#151 |
| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Phraates III facing left, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition. The king wears a tiara or diadem with long pendant ties visible behind the head, and his chest is adorned with a jewelled or studded torque and decorated garment bearing a prominent star motif. A short, curled beard frames the royal effigy. The coin is enclosed by a fine beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The dynastic ancestor Arsakes I is depicted seated to the right on an omphalos throne, holding a strung bow in his extended right hand. A monogram appears in the field beneath the bow. The entire reverse field is densely filled with a multi-line Greek legend arranged around the central figure, with a beaded border encircling the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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