Art Institute of Chicago
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Phraates IV
Parthian
- Date
- 38-3 BCE
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Iran
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the Parthian king Phraates IV, facing left and wearing a diadem. On the back (reverse), the king is shown seated on a throne; holding a bow in his rtight hand. The goddess Tyche stands before him.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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