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bgr_407386 - PARTHIA - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - DARIUS Drachme

PARTHIA - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - DARIUS Drachme VF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 280.00 €
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 70 AC.
Mint name / Town : Ecbatane, Médie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,48 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan à l’usure importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine foncé
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Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste couronné, diadémé et drapé de Darius de face, le cou orné d’un médaillon, les bandelettes pendantes.

Reverse


Reverse description : Le roi à droite est assis sur un trône à dossier, tenant un arc de la main droite ; monogramme au-dessus de l’arc.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS// MEGALOU// ARSAKOU// QEOPATOROS/ EUERGETOU// EPIFANOUS// FILELLHNOS// A.
Reverse translation : (Grand roi Arsace, amoureux de son père, benfaiteur, glorieux, philhellène).

Commentary


Poids léger. Représentation inhabituelle dans le monnayage Parthe.

Historical background


PARTHIA - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - DARIUS

(c. 70 BC)

Darius belonged to the Arsacid family through his mother and controlled Media Atropatene. He would have seized power at the beginning of the reign of Phraates III (70-57 BC). His revolt was put down and Darius was saved and returned to his satrapy..

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