Artabanus I came to power following the death of Phraates II in battle against the Tocharians around 128 BC, inheriting a kingdom under sustained nomadic pressure from the east. His reign was short — he died around 123 BC, likely also in conflict with invading tribes — which keeps the output of his mint relatively constrained. Sellwood 21.3 places this emission within a tightly defined sequence, and the Sunrise examples give useful die comparanda for attribution disputes.
Artabanus I came to power following the death of Phraates II in battle against the Tocharians around 128 BC, inheriting a kingdom under sustained nomadic pressure from the east. His reign was short — he died around 123 BC, likely also in conflict with invading tribes — which keeps the output of his mint relatively constrained. Sellwood 21.3 places this emission within a tightly defined sequence, and the Sunrise examples give useful die comparanda for attribution disputes.