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Parthian Kingdom | Osroes II | Silver Drachm | AD 190 | PAR–OSRO2–AR–DR–004

Parthian Empire

Osroes II

AR (Silver) | Drachm | A.D. 190

19.4 mm | 3.48 g | 12h

$99.00

Silver drachm of Osroes II struck in AD 190.
This coin continues the final Arsacid-era design tradition, marked by the tall tiara adorned with pellet decorations and the enduring image of the seated archer on the reverse. The combination of Aramaic and distorted Greek in the legend captures the linguistic and political decentralization of the late Parthian period.

  • Kingdom: Parthian Kingdom
  • King / Ruler: Osroes II
  • Year: AD 190
  • Denomination: Drachm
  • Composition: Silver
  • Weight: 3.54 g
  • Diameter: 17.40 mm
  • Orientation: 12 h
  • Mint: Ecbatana
  • Reference: Sellwood 85.1

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.

Inventory# PAR–OSRO2–AR–DR–004

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