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Elymais. Arsacid dynasty. Phraates (late 1st century to early 2nd century A.D.)
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van't Haaff 14.1.1-2A; De Morgan 33; BMC plate XLI, 22; Sear GICV 5898; Alram 474-476
AE drachm, 3.29 g., 14.64 mm. max., 0°
Obv: Bust facing forward, wearing tiara with two pellets-in-crescent, diadem band below tiara; to left, Greek legend ΦPA; to right, pellet in crescent above anchor with one crossbar at top; pellet border.
Rev: Artemis standing right, holding bow in one hand, plucking arrow from quiver with other hand, Greek legend BACIΛEVC on the left, ΦPΔΔTHC (= Phraates) on the right (both reading inside-out).
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