Live auction - bgr_1043572 - ELYMAIS - ELYMAIS KINGDOM - PHRAATES Drachme

ELYMAIS - ELYMAIS KINGDOM - PHRAATES Drachme XF

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2025/08/26 14:00:00

bgr_1043572

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Type : Drachme

Date: c. 120-150

Mint name / Town : Atelier indéterminé

Metal : copper

Diameter : 14 mm

Weight : 3,39 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Joli buste. Usure régulière. Patine foncée et verte

Catalogue references :

GIC.- - Morgan- - BMC.-

Obverse

Obverse description : Buste diadémé et drapé de Phraates à gauche, coiffé de la tiare ; dans le champ à droite un croissant pointé au-dessus d’une ancre.

Obverse translation : (Phraates).

Reverse

Reverse description : Fond pointillé.

Commentary

Représentation inhabituelle du roi. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Unusual representation of the king. This type seems rarer than general works suggest.