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Drachm - Phraates IV

Issuer Parthian Empire (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD))
Year 38 BC - 2 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Diademed bust of Phraates IV facing left, rendered in the medium-bearded Parthian court style with a double-banded diadem securing the hair. A segmented torque-style necklet is visible at the truncation, and a distinctive wart is present on the forehead — a dynastic identifier for this ruler. The effigy is executed in low relief with fine linear detail characteristic of the Ecbatana mint, and the entire design is enclosed within a dotted border.
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Mint AT
Ecbatana, modern-day Hamedan, Iran
Mintage ND (38 BC - 2 BC)
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