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Tetradrachm - Abinergaios II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Characene (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 165-180 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Abinergaios II facing right, wearing a distinctive tiara adorned with a prominent grape-cluster or ball ornament to the left side. The king's beard is rendered in a stylized Parthian manner, and the drapery falls in parallel folds across the lower bust. A dotted border encircles the design. |
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| Reverse description | Herakles seated left upon a rock or throne, his nude torso rendered in the Hellenistic tradition, resting a club upright on his right knee. A dynastic monogram appears in the upper left field, and an Aramaic letter is placed beneath Herakles' extended arm. The composition follows the established Characenian royal coinage type derived from Seleucid prototypes. A dotted border frames the entire design. |
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| Mint | Charax Spasinou, Characene, Iraq |
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