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bgr_586186 - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - VOLOGESE IV Drachme

PARTHIAN KINGDOM - VOLOGESE IV Drachme AU
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175.00 €(Approx. 187.25$ | 150.50£)
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Type : Drachme
Date: c. 147-191
Mint name / Town : Ecbatane, Médie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,78 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré. Beau buste de Vologèse IV. Joli revers bien venu à la frappe. Patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés irisés
Catalogue references :
BMC.97  - Sellwood84 /129 - GIC.5860

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste de Vologèse IV à gauche, tête coiffée de la tiare avec oreillette un triple bandeau, avec nœud qui tombe derrière la tête, la barbe longue ; boucle à l’oreille.

Reverse

Reverse legend : LÉGENDE CORROMPUE, GRECQUE ET PEHLVI.
Reverse description : Archer assis à droite sur un trône, tenant un arc de la main droite ; au-dessous, un delta.

Historical background

PARTHIAN KINGDOM - VOLOGESE IV

(147-191)

Vologèse IV, who seems to be the son of Mithridates IV, succeeded Vologèse III in 147. The beginning of his reign was happy. Vologèse IV invaded Armenia and part of Syria in 162. War broke out between Romans and Parthians. Marcus Aurelius sent Lucius Verus to the East with a very important military command. Lucius Verus reconquered Armenia and invaded Mesopotamia. The co-emperor seized Seleucia and Ctesiphon and ravaged Parthia. Marc Aurèle and Lucius Vérus received the titles of "Armeniacus", then of "Parthicus Maximus". The power and prestige of the Arsacids were altered. Vologesis IV abandoned his claims to Armenia in 166 and did not live long enough to witness another capture of Ctesiphon in 198.

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