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Obol - Orodes II
| Issuer | Parthian Empire (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD)) |
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| Year | 57 BC - 38 BC |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Orodes II facing left, rendered in the Hellenistic tradition with a short beard and a distinctive wart on the brow. The king wears a single-banded diadem and a pellet-ended spiral torque at the neck. The portrait is executed in low relief, characteristic of late Parthian hammered coinage. A dotted border encircles the entire obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | The enthroned archer — a canonical Arsacid reverse type — is depicted seated right on a throne, drawing a bow. A dynastic monogram appears beneath the bow in the lower field. A four-line Greek legend surrounds the central design, identifying the ruler by his royal titles in the Arsacid tradition. The inscription and composition follow the standard formulaic layout established under the Arsacid dynasty. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑCΙΛΕΩC ΒΑCΙΛΕΩN ΑΡCΑΚΟY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY (Translation: King of Kings, Arsaces the Just) |
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