Tetradrachm - Phraates IV

Issuer	Parthian Empire (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD))
Year	25 BC - 24 BC
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Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse description	Diademed and draped bust of Phraates IV facing left, with a prominent long beard and a visible wart on the forehead; the king wears a torque at the neck. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition with fine hair detail, and the field is enclosed by a circular border of pellets.
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Reverse script	Greek
Reverse lettering	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Translation: KING OF KINGS ARSAKOS THE BENEFACTOR, THE JUST, THE ILLUSTRIOUS, THE FRIEND OF THE GREEKS)
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