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Parthian Empire
Osroes II
AR (Silver) | Drachm | A.D. 190
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$90.00
Silver drachm of Osroes II struck in AD 190.
This coin continues the recognizable typology of late Arsacid issues, depicting the ruler with the elaborate tiara topped by pellet ornaments. The reverse, featuring the seated archer and partially bilingual legend, represents the enduring iconography of royal authority and divine protection that defined Parthian identity in its final century.
- Kingdom: Parthian Kingdom
- King / Ruler: Osroes II
- Year: AD 190
- Denomination: Drachm
- Composition: Silver
- Weight: 3.40 g
- Diameter: 17.50 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–007
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