Caption

Drachma of Vardanes II (55–58). Obverse: frontal tiara-wearing head of Vardanes II with two stars beside the king. Reverse: Arsakes I seated on a throne facing right, holding a bow; monogram below the bow. Parthian Kingdom (Parthia), Ecbatana, Iran. Coin; diameter 21.0 × 23.0 mm; weight 3.62 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A71_460

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74.3Mb (4.2Mb) / 17.0in x 17.0in / 5095 x 5095 (300dpi)

Keywords

Drachma Vardanes II 55–58 Obverse frontal tiara-wearing head two stars beside king Reverse Arsakes I seated throne facing right holding bow monogram Parthian Kingdom Parthia Ecbatana Iran Coin diameter weight 3.62 g worn round metallic object irregular edge primarily silver-gray color featuring raised relief scene includes stylized human figure abstract shapes surrounded several rows raised characters symbols surface areas darker gray patina small scratches subtle variations sheen.