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Parthia -- Orodes I, 90-77 BC, or Mithradates III,
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AR dr, 4,05 g, 19,85mm;
Sellw. 31.5 (Orodes I), Shore 122 (Orodes I), Sunr. 308 (Mithradates III);
mint: Ekbatana, axis 12h;
obv.: bust, left,w/tiara (3 rows of pearls(?) over crest and six-pointed star on side), knot and ribbon; mustache, medium-long beard, 3 locks behind ear; earring, torque w/pellet finial; cuirass; dotted border 10-16h;
rev.: archer, right, on throne, w/bow in 1 hand; seven-line Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΛΛoΥ AΡΣΛΚoΥ (A)VΤoΚΡΛΤoΡ(oΣ) ΦΙΛoΠΛΤoΡoΣ ΕΠΙΦΛΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝoΣ.
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