In 166, the romans made successful campaigns into lower mesopotamia and media, and sacked ctesiphon, the parthian capital. Coins of artabanos ii of parthia wikimedia commons. The king is clearly shown seated, not on a throne, but on an omphalos a sacred stone symbolic of the navel of the world. Parthian coins for sale the parthian empire was a middle persian dynasty which fell between the achaemenid and sassanian dynasties of persia iran. Parthian coins for sale in the forum ancient coins shop. Most parthian coins seen by collectors are silver drachms, and the vast majority of parthian drachms are struck on oval flans with the portrait perpendicular to the long axis. Parthia coins for sale buy parthia coins from the most. Welcome to parthian sources online, a digital collection of texts from the ancient parthian empire. Media in category coins of artabanos ii of parthia the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Ten dragons against rome 1993, classical numismatic group by fred b.
Mithradates iii, a parthian king of media, killed his father phraates iii and was in turn killed by his brother orodes ii. The parthian empire after the medes 8th7th century bc and the achaemenids 6th4th century bc, the parthian empire late 3rd century bc 2nd century ad was the third great military dynasty to dominate presentday iran, achieving true empire status that lasted for nearly 500 years. Bearded portrait of the king crowned with a tiara reverse. Notes on the chemical composition of parthian coins with special reference to the drachms of orodes i. The tetradrachm, which generally weighted around 16 g, was only minted in seleucia, first conquered by the parthians in 141 bc. An introduction to collecting parthian coins by robert l3. The parthian coin identification will help to identify your parthia drachm based on david sellwood work an introduction to the coinage of parthia 1980. Assar 2005, 3536 for the revised inception and termi. The large amount of evi dence for the cultural history of parthia from duraeuropus and seleucia on the tigris now in press and in preparation makes discussion of the cultural as pects inadvisable at present. Parthian silver drachm of king orodes i barakat gallery store. Parthian coinage was produced within the domains of the parthian empire 247 bc 224 ad. Bust faces right as on all coins of the sassanian dynasty. Border of cape on neck and shoulders is bejewelled. Aug 26, 2014 notes on the chemical composition of parthian coins with special reference to the drachms of orodes i.
Parthian and inscriptional pahlavi build up numbers out of 1, 10, 20, 100, and. This article provides some basic information about parthian coins, as well as some of the pros and cons of collecting them. Coins and parthian history this article focuses on certain aspects of parthian coinage under vologases i 5179 and pakoros ii 78110. Indoparthian state was established in southeastern iran, sistan c. A political history of parthiachapter 10 wikisource, the. Iscrizione del potere dellimpero partico sul rovescio di una moneta di pacoro i.
The coins struck by the parthians were mainly made of silver, with the main currencies being the drachm and tetradrachm. A political history of parthiachapter 11 wikisource, the. View parthian archaeology research papers on academia. Mar 03, 2018 the king is clearly shown seated, not on a throne, but on an omphalos a sacred stone symbolic of the navel of the world. Click download or read online button to get indian coins book now. The fall of the graecobactrians saka and indoparthians. Indian coins download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
This must be reserved for some future work on parthia where the necessity. Parthian rule was asserted over various lands of eastern iran, present afghanistan and extending into india. Ancient coins greek 1 greek italian and sicilian, bronze units, various sizes, issues and dates. Media in category coins of parthia the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Anatomy of a roman coin i deciphering coin inscriptions from the 4 th century ad when considering a newlycleaned coin, there are certain features that serve as good starting points in determining the correct attribution. Although much of the primary information about the parthian period comes from coins, there has been much new research undertaken over the past few decades into wider aspects of both the parthian and sassanian empires including the arsacid parthians, and their material culture. The crown is still the parthian cap with earflaps, but heavily bejewelled. Dates of local rulers who struck coins and the areas they controlled are difficult to determine, but it seems that. Coin of arsaces i of parthia with inscriptions in greek and aramaic. Coins tell the story of parthian empire financial tribune.
This assured the main features of the kings face center of the design would be clear, but almost guaranteed that parts of the design would not fit. All coins from the parthian empire, presented with pictures, descriptions and more useful information. This assured the main features of the kings face center of the design would be clear, but almost guaranteed that parts of. Archer facing right seated on an omphalos after the death of alexander the great, his expansive empire was divided among three of his most loyal generals, with seleucis assuming control of the eastern portion. Sources in greek, latin, and parthian are available in the original and in english translation, with comprehensive vocabulary glosses provided for ease of reading. Kings of parthia, vologases iii 105147 ad, ar drachm o. Compositional study of parthian silver coins using pixe. The word philhellene was inscribed on parthian coins until the reign of artabanus ii.
The romanparthian war of 161 166 was fought between the roman and parthian empires over armenia and upper mesopotamia. The obverse and reverse of parthian coins are given in fig. The seleucid dynasty was thereby established, following in the footsteps of the persian, assyrian, and babylonian. The parthian empire 247 bc 224 ad, also known as the arsacid empire was a major iranian political and cultural power in ancient iran and iraq. Premier parthian coins s0069 2177 parthian kingdom, mithradates ii.
Ancient eastern coins from parthian related issuers. Parthian sources online a collection of texts from the. Dec 16, 2017 indo parthian state was established in southeastern iran, sistan c. Mithradates ii, ar drachm, 123 88 bce, sellwood 26. The coins illustrated are from many different collections and are not for sale. Professor leroy waterman, of the university of michigan, excavating at seleucia found evidence for the burning of the building in block b the area most thoroughly cleared between the years 115 and 120. Site introduction if this is your first time using the site, start here. The main difficulty in studying this period is the lack of firm sources. It was founded by mithridates the great in 171 bc and lasted for 400 years until its final demise at the hands of ardashir i, first sassanian persian king, between 206224 ad.
Bruttium, taenum, thurium, syracuse, mamertinoi, varyinggrades from fine to very fine 8. Parthian sources online represents an effort to harness digital texts in order to help students of parthian history overcome the challenges posed by a disparate bibliography. An important contribution to the study of the coinage, with a catalogue of shores personal collection, which was subsequently sold at auction by cng in 1995. Having fi nally sold the pieces they retuned to their village. The most of our knowledge about these kings is obtained from their coins. Dec 15, 2004 indo parthian dynasty they came after the indogreeks and the indoscythians and were, in turn, defeated by the kushans in the second half of the 1st. Parthian related coins for sale buy parthian related coins. Psalter pahlavi has additional numbers for 2, 3, and 4 and omits the number. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. See the discussion in longden, parthian campaigns of trajan, jrs, xxi 1931, 16 f. Descendants of alexanders general seleukos ruled persia after alexanders death. To date their fate and that of the reinterred coins remain unknown. Also, see the listing of parthian coins in the ans database.