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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2963414, member: 19463"]Vonones spent his youth in Rome as a royal hostage for the good behavior of his father Phraates IV so was unskilled in Parthian ways and was unacceptable to old school Parthians like Artabanus. Vonones' coins were even strange by Parthian standards because he put his name on both sides. The reverse reads <b>King Vonones, defeater of Artabanus</b>. This claim turned out to be what today is termed 'Fake News' and Vonones was removed from the scene by Augustus who wanted peace in Parthia. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]725692[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2963414, member: 19463"]Vonones spent his youth in Rome as a royal hostage for the good behavior of his father Phraates IV so was unskilled in Parthian ways and was unacceptable to old school Parthians like Artabanus. Vonones' coins were even strange by Parthian standards because he put his name on both sides. The reverse reads [B]King Vonones, defeater of Artabanus[/B]. This claim turned out to be what today is termed 'Fake News' and Vonones was removed from the scene by Augustus who wanted peace in Parthia. [ATTACH=full]725692[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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