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Tetradrachm - Sarpedones Gondophares-Sases; Arachosian Standard
| Issuer | Indo-Parthian Kingdom |
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| Year | 15 BC - 1 BC |
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| Weight | 9.51 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΓΟΝΔΟΦΑΡΟΥ ΣΑΣΟΥ |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Gondophares-Sases ruled a fragmented successor state to the broader Indo-Parthian realm, operating in Arachosia during a period when Greek dynastic coinage traditions were still being imitated long after any living memory of Greek rule. The Sarpedones type is a local adaptation — the name itself points to a mint official or regional authority rather than the king, a naming convention that survived in eastern coinage well past its Seleucid origins.
Senior 255.31 is among the more obscure varieties in an already thinly documented series. Die linkage studies on this type remain incomplete.