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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DBDc80, post: 3006272, member: 84525&quot;]Good evening everyone! Just thought i&#039;d show and tell about a recent FSR win. This one is a billon drachm of Phraates V (also known as Phraataces &quot;litte Phraates&quot;) who ruled from about 2 B.C to 4 A.D. This drachm, which is styled quite a bit differently than the drachms from Parthia we usually see, features Phraataces on the obverse, with Nike flying left, holding diadem. The reverse features the typical (though oddly rendered) seated archer (Arsaces I) with a bit of degraded script (if there is a source available to better decipher Parthian script, please let me know). This coin, from the East of the empire, is billon. Which from my understanding, was typical around this time period with coins minted at Mithradatkart. The present coin is well struck, and caught my eye during this sale, as many of these that I have seen don&#039;t look this nice, imho. Phraataces is well known for being the child, and eventually, the husband, of an Italian slave&nbsp; girl named Musa. This seems to have displeased (no wonder here) the Parthian nobility who rose up and subsequently overrthrew and killed both Musa and Phraataces, who was succeeded by Orodes III. If anyone has any similar billon drachms, please post!</p><p><br /></p><p>Phraates V billion drachm.</p><p>Mithradatkart mint ca 2 B.C.-4 A.D. Sellwood 56.6 3.8 gm.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]744923[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]744922[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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