Tetradrachm - Autophradates II

Autophradates II ruled Persis as a vassal under the Arsacid Parthian empire, yet the Persis dynasts consistently issued coinage in their own names — a deliberate assertion of regional autonomy that Parthian overlords periodically tolerated and periodically suppressed. The variant recorded here lacks the reverse legend present on the standard Alram 546, a deviation noted across a handful of known specimens and likely reflecting a die cutter working outside the principal workshop, though the exact attribution remains contested in the literature.