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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DBDc80, post: 4878052, member: 84525&quot;]I won this piece....a relatively scarce parthian drachm, Minted during a (one of many) conflicts over the Arsacid throne. This piece isn&#039;t in the greatest of condition. However, it appealed to me due to its significance historically during the Parthian Dark Age...an age where there were several contenders to the throne. [ATTACH=full]1178259[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Orodes I ca. 90-80 B.C. </b></p><p>AR Drachm</p><p>Rhagae Mint</p><p>Sellwood 31.7</p><p>Transitional Issue drachm. Likely minted at the height of a power struggle between Orodes I and his brother Mithradates III (ca. 87-80 B.C.). This coin depicts the effigy of Orodes I (signified by the fleur-de-lis on tiara) on the obverse and on the reverse the inscriptions found on the S31 drachms of Mithradates III. It is believed that this was done intentionally, as either king could later claim the coinage as his own if he were the victor of this dynastic power struggle.</p><p>Ex. FSR Coin</p><p>Ex. Cng 60, lot 1020.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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