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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 3305184, member: 81887&quot;]Almost all drachms, yes.&nbsp; The only Parthian drachms without a seated archer reverse are those of Vonones I as shown above by [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] , some rare issues of Phraataces featuring his mother/wife Musa on reverse, and... that&#039;s it.&nbsp; Tetradrachms, bronzes, and fractional silver have more varied reverses.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a bit complicated.&nbsp; Key points are a) the Parthians were originally nomads from (roughly) Turkmenistan and not closely related to the Persians, and b) they ruled over a multi-ethnic, multi-religious state.&nbsp; The Greek gods were widely worshipped in the major cities, which had been pretty heavily Hellenized by Alexander and the Seleucids (if not outright founded as Hellenistic cities, like Seleucia-on-the-Tigris).&nbsp; Zoroastrianism was followed in the sub-kingdom of Persis (original homeland of the Persians).&nbsp; There were some large Jewish communities, especially in Mesopotamia, and Christianity and Mithraism are also known to have been present.&nbsp; The religious beliefs of the Parthians themselves (i.e. the ruling nobility, descendants of the original nomads) are debatable; there&#039;s some evidence for Zoroastrian practice, but also some facts that seem to contradict it.&nbsp; In general, the Parthians seem to have been broadly tolerant of different religions within their empire, in contrast to the later Sasanians, who (more-or-less rigorously depending on the king) enforced an official Zoroastrian religion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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