Art Institute of Chicago

Drachm (Coin) Portraying King Orodes I

Persian; Parthia

Date

57-37 BCE

Medium

Silver

Culture

Khorasan

Department

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of King Orodes I, with a star and crescent. The back (reverse) depicts the legendary founder of the Parthian empire King Arsaces to the right.

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