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A work made of silver.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Phraates IV

38-3 BCE

Parthian

Iran

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the Parthian king Phraates IV, facing left and wearing a diadem.
On the back (reverse), the king is shown seated on a throne; holding a bow in his rtight hand. The goddess Tyche stands before him.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium