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Tetradrachm - Phraates IV Seleucia
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 38 BC - 2 BC |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | Arsaces I, the dynastic founder, shown enthroned to the left on an omphalos throne, his right hand extended to receive a bow from a standing figure — likely Nike or a royal attendant — facing him on the right. The enthroned figure wears traditional Parthian dress. A Greek legend surrounds the scene in the field and along the border, reading the full royal titulature of Phraates IV. The composition follows the standard Arsacid tetradrachm reverse type established at the Seleucia on the Tigris mint, with a monogram visible in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Translation: King of kings Arsaces Benefactor Just Illustrious Friend of the Greeks.) |
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| Mint | Seleucia on the Tigris |
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