E-auction 187-119008 - bgr_407387 - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - VOLOGESE IV Drachme
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| Estimate : | 100 € |
| Price : | 57 € |
| Maximum bid : | 62 € |
| End of the sale : | 14 November 2016 14:02:00 |
| bidders : | 9 bidders |
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 147-191
Mint name / Town : Ecbatane, Médie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 3,57 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale avec le grènetis visible au droit. Joli portrait. Revers stylisé. Patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste de Vologèse IV à gauche, tête coiffée de la tiare avec oreillette un triple bandeau, avec nœud qui tombe derrière la tête, la barbe longue ; boucle à l’oreille.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE CORROMPUE, GRECQUE ET PEHLVI.
Reverse description : Archer assis à droite sur un trône, tenant un arc de la main droite ; au-dessous, un monogramme.
Commentary
Le revers est fortement stylisé aussi bien au niveau de la légende que de l’archer.
Historical background
PARTHIAN KINGDOM - VOLOGESE IV
(147-191)
Vologèse IV, who seems to be the son of Mithridates IV, succeeded Vologèse III in 147. The beginning of his reign was happy. Vologèse IV invaded Armenia and part of Syria in 162. War broke out between Romans and Parthians. Marcus Aurelius sent Lucius Verus to the East with a very important military command. Lucius Verus reconquered Armenia and invaded Mesopotamia. The co-emperor seized Seleucia and Ctesiphon and ravaged Parthia. Marc Aurèle and Lucius Vérus received the titles of "Armeniacus", then of "Parthicus Maximus". The power and prestige of the Arsacids were altered. Vologesis IV abandoned his claims to Armenia in 166 and did not live long enough to witness another capture of Ctesiphon in 198.
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