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Drachm - Phraates IV
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 38 BC - 2 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Phraates IV facing left, depicted with a prominent royal wart on the forehead and a pointed beard; a diadem encircles the head. The king wears a segmented torque-style necklet. In the field behind the royal effigy, an eagle is shown holding a wreath, while a star above a crescent appears in the field before the bust, serving as dynastic and divine symbols characteristic of Arsacid coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The enthroned archer type standard to Arsacid drachms: Arsaces I depicted as a hero seated right upon an omphalos throne, wearing a diadem and holding a strung bow in his right hand. A monogram appears below the bow in the field, serving as a mint or officina mark. The entire design is encircled by a multi-line Greek legend reading the full royal titulature, arranged around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ |
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