I got this drachm from ebay last year (dec), nothing special but always wanted a coin from Parthia. The seller attributed it to Orodes I, 80-75 BC. 3.86g I don't know anything from this region, so can anyone tell me more about this coin?
Congrats on picking up your first Parthian. This type, for years attributed as Orodes I by David Sellwood and Fred Shore (and, before them, as Sinatrukes by multiple numismatists), has more recently been reassigned to Mithradates III (87-80 BC) by G. R. F. Assar.
Your coin can be classified as a Sellwood 31.5-6 (the number of points on the tiara is too worn to determine which of the two varieties, 5 or 6); Shore 122-123; Sunrise 308v. (The Sunrise Collection contains Assar's attributions)
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