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Tetradrachm - Orodes II King on omphalos
| Issuer | Parthian Empire (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD)) |
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| Year | 57 BC - 38 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Sellwood#48.2-3 var |
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| Reverse description | The enthroned king Orodes II seated right upon an omphalos, holding a sceptre in his left hand and a Nike bearing a laurel wreath in his right hand. A dynastic monogram appears below the Nike figure. The central design is surrounded by a seven-line Greek royal titulary legend arranged in a square format enclosing the royal image, a composition characteristic of Parthian tetradrachm coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑCΙΛΕΩC ΒΑCIΛΕΩΝ ΑΡCAKOY ΕΥCΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΡΙΦΑΝΟΥC ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΥC (Translation: KING OF KINGS ARSAKOS THE BENEFACTOR THE JUST GLORIOUS FRIEND OF THE GREEKS) |
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| Mintage | ND (57 BC - 38 BC) |
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