bgr_525600 - PARTHIA - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - GOTARZES I Drachme
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Price : 225.00 €
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 91-87 AC.
Mint name / Town : Margiane
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,24 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large, bien centré des deux côtés avec le grènetis visible. Beau buste du roi à l’usure superficielle. Joli revers de style fin. Belle patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés
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Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient du stock de Jean Elsen (Bruxelles)
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste couronné, diadémé et drapé de Gotarzès Ier à gauche, coiffé de la tiare avec la barbe longue.
Reverse
Reverse description : Le roi à droite est assis sur un trône à dossier, tenant un arc de la main droite.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS// MEG-ALOU// ARSAKOU// QEOPATOROS// NIKATOROS
Reverse translation : (Grand roi Arsace, fils de dieu, victorieux).
Commentary
La tiare est ornée d’un triple rang de perles et d’une corne recourbée et surmontée de petits protomés de cervidés. La légende au revers est stylisée.
The tiara is decorated with a triple row of pearls and a curved horn topped with small deer protomes. The legend on the reverse is stylized
The tiara is decorated with a triple row of pearls and a curved horn topped with small deer protomes. The legend on the reverse is stylized
Historical background
PARTHIA - PARTHIAN KINGDOM - GOTARZES I
(91-87 BC)
For David Sellwood, the reign of this king is at the time of Mithradates II and he seems to have been a direct descendant of Arsaces. He would have revolted against the authority of Mithridates II between 95 and 90 BC according to the authors. Gotarzes I would have been the victim of the attack of Tigranes II, king of Armenia (97-56 BC), an ally of Mithradates II who then seized part of Media. In fact, the history of this king is very poorly known. He could have remained on the Parthian throne until the 80s BC. In reality, Gotarzes I would have been eliminated by Orodes I.
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