E-auction 20-5459 - bgr_271157 - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - VOLOGASES III Drachme
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| Estimate : | 125 € |
| Price : | 55 € |
| Maximum bid : | 55 € |
| End of the sale : | 02 September 2013 15:01:30 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 120-147
Mint name / Town : Ecbatane, Médie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,41 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier, un peu court au revers sur les légendes. Très beau portrait de haut relief. Joli revers stylisé. Magnifique patine de médaillier avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste de Vologèse III à gauche, tête nue un bandeau triple, avec nœud qui tombe derrière la tête, la chevelure tombant sur la nuque, la barbe longue et pointue ; pendentif à l’oreille.
Reverse
Reverse description : Archer assis à droite sur un trône, tenant un arc de la main droite ; sous l’arc, un monogramme ; une croisette sous l’archer.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ BASILEWN/ ARSAKOU/ DIKAIOU/ EUERGETOU/ EPIFANOUS/ FILELLHNOS/ (AT)
Reverse translation : (Roi des rois Arsace, bienfaiteur, juste, glorieux, philhellène).
Commentary
Un nombre très important de drachmes fut frappé au moment de la guerre parthique contre Trajan (114-117).
Historical background
PARTHIAN KINGDOM - VOLOGASES III
(105-147)
Vologese III succeeded Pacorus II. He had to face the Parthian campaign of Trajan (115-117) and had to flee his capital Ctesiphon which was taken and ravaged. He had to accept a Roman protectorate over Armenia and the carving up of the kingdom with the creation of the Roman provinces of Adiabene and Mesopotamia. He had to face the usurpations of Osroes I (109-129) and Phartapapastes (116). He died during the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-161).
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