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Drachm - Sarpedones Gondophares-Sases; Sind
| Issuer | Indo-Parthian Kingdom |
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| Year | 15 BC - 1 BC |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped royal bust facing left, adorned with a chain necklace and a tiara decorated with a tamgha symbol; a secondary tamgha device appears to the left in the field. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition adapted to Indo-Parthian artistic conventions, with bold, stylized features characteristic of the Gondopharid dynasty coinage of Sind. |
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| Reverse description | Nike, the goddess of victory, advancing left in flowing garments, holding a long palm frond in her right hand and a filleted wreath in her left hand. The figure is rendered in a stylized Hellenistic manner consistent with Indo-Parthian coinage of the Sind region. A Kharosthi legend surrounds the reverse field, identifying the issuing authority in the local script. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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