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PAR–OSRO2–AR–DR–004

Kingdom:

Parthian

Ruler:

Osroes II

Date:

A.D. 190

Composition:

Silver
Weight:
3.54 g

Diameter:

17.40 mm

Orientation:

12 h

Mint:

Ecbatana

Reference:

Sellwood: 85.1

Obverse:

  • Head facing left.
  • Wearing on head: tiara.
  • Pellets on stalks on the crest of tiara.
  • Long pointed beard.
  • Vertical line of pellets on the side of tiara.
  • Segmented necklet.
  • Four pendent ends to diadem.

Reverse:

  • The archer is seated on throne facing right.
  • Legend in 5 lines, the first line in Aramaic, the others are distorted Greek.
  • On reverse below archer’s bow monogram.

ID:

PAR–OSRO2–AR–DR–004