Silver drachm of Osroes II struck in AD 190.
This issue continues the Parthian royal typology established in the late Arsacid period, marked by the distinctive tall tiara adorned with pellet decorations. The design embodies the enduring imagery of divine kingship, while the reverse legend, partly Aramaic, partly distorted Greek, reflects the gradual decline of centralized linguistic and political uniformity within the Parthian realm.

• Kingdom: Parthian Kingdom
• King / Ruler: Osroes II
• Year: AD 190
• Denomination: Drachm
• Composition: Silver
• Weight: 3.48 g
• Diameter: 19.40 mm
• Orientation: 12 h
• Mint: Ecbatana
• Reference: Sellwood 85.1
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Obverse

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

Reverse

• The archer is seated on throne facing right.
  
• Legend in five lines, the first in Aramaic, the rest in distorted Greek.
  
• Monogram below archer’s bow.